School or Community Site
Lawrence Elementary School
Physical Address
128 Neck Rd.
Benton, Maine 04901
Contact Name
Amanda Delorie
Email
adelorie@msad49.org
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden
When was your garden project started?
roughly 15 years ago at Benton Elementary School, now we are two programs, one at Lawrence Elementary School and one at Lawrence Primary School
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Elementary School
What programs does your garden project include?
Library Learning Center, Cafeteria, After school club (Explorer’s Club), Summer School
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
school staff
How is your garden project funded?
grants, donations, and fundraising
What community connections do you have?
SNAP Ed
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
staff volunteers, or someone being paid through a grant, depending on the year
What are your future goals?
phase one is to build our garden (in progress), phase two is to have a summer caretaker and possibly a green house, phase three includes fruit trees
What is your most significant need?
We need to complete building our garden and acquire tools and a place to store them for the next growing season.
