Edna Libby Elementary School
45 Fort Hill Road
Standish, ME 04084
Molly Sauvain
education.ripplingwaters@gmail.com
Category
School Vegetable Garden, Nutrition Education/Cooking with Students, School Composting
When was your garden project started?
2010
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public School
What does your garden project include?
Vegetables, Flowers, Composting Bin, Our Garden Produce Used in Cafeteria, Cooking or Taste Testing in Classroom
Who volunteers in your garden?
Teachers
How is your garden project funded?
Grants, Donations
What community connections do you have?
Local Farmers, Food Pantries
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Volunteer students/families, Paid staff, Me!
What are your future goals?
To upgrade the compost system, further integrate the garden into the school community and curriculum, and to create a Garden Stand at recess where students “sell” vegetables to their peers and students can “buy” them using reward tokens.
What is your most significant need?
Volunteers!