Friendship Garden
Friendship Village School
PO Box 100, 23 School Street
Friendship, ME 04547
Tiare Messing
tiare_messing@sad40.k12.me.us
832-5057
Category
School Vegetable Garden, School Flower Garden
When was your garden project started?
Spring 2011
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public School
What does your garden project include?
Vegetables, Flowers
Who volunteers in your garden?
Teachers, School Staff, Students outside of school day
How is your garden project funded?
Grants, Donations
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Volunteer students/families, Me!
What are your future goals?
The gardens are intended to be used as part of the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Science curriculum at Friendship Village School (currently 40 students total)
Our initial project includes;
repair of one 8”x4” raised bed
construction of 3 additional 8’x 4” raised beds
construction of one 8’x12’ raised bed
acquisition of seed starting materials for classroom use
acquisition of classroom set of gardening tools for student use
What is your most significant need?
We are just getting started. Enthusiastic helpers!
