School or Community Site
Deer Isle Stonington Elementary School (DISES)
Physical Address
249 North Deer Isle Road
Deer Isle, Maine 04627
Contact Name
Liz Lincoln
Email
llincoln@su76.org
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals, Greenhouse or hoop house, Composting
When was your garden project started?
2004
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public School
What programs does your garden project include?
Vegetables, Flowers, Composting Bin, Vermicomposting, Composting School Waste, Greenhouse, Hoop House, Our Garden Produce Used in Cafeteria, Cooking or Taste Testing in Classroom, Afterschool Program Garden Club
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
Parents, teachers, community members
How is your garden project funded?
Grants, Donations, Sale of Seeds, Plants, Vegetable
What community connections do you have?
Afterschool Program, Evergreen Garden Club, The Garden Project (Ready Before 21 Mentoring)
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
teachers, parents, community members, Afterschool Program
What are your future goals?
Decrease food waste/increase composting; implement more classroom connections to garden; create a garden coordinator role
What is your most significant need?
The development of a garden coordinator role/sustainability components