School or Community Site
James F. Doughty School
Physical Address
143 Fifth Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
Contact Name
Lori Patterson
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals, Grow lab(s) or tower inside
When was your garden project started?
March 2024
What type of facility hosts your garden?
A middle school
What programs does your garden project include?
After school club, cafeteria connection, Wabanaki studies, Glowforge laser cutter signage (tech)
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
Lori Patterson (School librarian), Cheryl Roberts-Prior (gr. 7+8 science), students, and assorted teachers
How is your garden project funded?
Whole Kids grant awarded in fall 2023
What community connections do you have?
Bangor school garden team (garden coordinators/volunteers meet montly at Doughty), Fields Pond Audubon, UMaine Cooperative Extension (Kate Garland)
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Lori Patterson and Cheryl Roberts-Prior, but we would like to involve students and families for 2025 growing season
What are your future goals?
We hope to apply to be part of the Maine Farm and Sea to School program and/or FoodCorps to develop a long-term, sustainable ag program in our school department.
What is your most significant need?
Planning and funding
