School or Community Site
Caribou Community School
Physical Address
24 Bennett Drive
Caribou, Maine 04736
Contact Name
Vaughn Martin
Email
vmartin@rsu39.org
Category
Flowers and ornamentals
When was your garden project started?
Summer 2023
What type of facility hosts your garden?
It is an outdoor garden in a school courtyard that houses a gazebo that seats 30 and four gardens that surround the gazebo.
What programs does your garden project include?
It is an outdoor learning lab for all grades PK to grade 7, and is also used by our after school program, summer school, and local families.
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
Vaughn Martin, students, and staff
How is your garden project funded?
It was originally funded by COVID monies. It is now funded by PTO, staff, and community members.
What community connections do you have?
Our after school program and families that visit from the community.
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Vaughn Martin, and staff.
What are your future goals?
We hope to add a composting component, a shed for tools and supplies, stations for students to explore and plant bulbs and seeds to use in the garden, offer hands-on workshops for the community, and create more activities for the after school program, summer school, and the community.
What is your most significant need?
A composting bin and a shed to hold our tools and supplies.
