School or Community Site
Fruit Street School
Physical Address
175 Fruit Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
Contact Name
Laura M Otis
Email
LauraMarley@gmail.com
Category
Flowers and ornamentals, Plans to expand pollinator garden with a greenhouse and learning/vegetable garden site.
When was your garden project started?
January 2024
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public elementary school
What programs does your garden project include?
Supplemental curriculum/ in-class garden time; afterschool garden club via neighboring middle school
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
PTO volunteer lead and her committee of parent volunteers
How is your garden project funded?
Grants and PTO fundraising efforts, in-kind donations
What community connections do you have?
Partnership network of other school garden volunteers in the district; volunteers and PTO have connections to local tech training center, community college, university; Master Gardeners
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
PTO Lead and parent volunteers
What are your future goals?
Add a learning garden, outdoor classroom, greenhouse, and develop a supplemental curriculum to support and enhance PreK-3 learning.
What is your most significant need?
Volunteer labor!
