School or Community Site
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School
Physical Address
175 Auburn Street
Portland, Maine 04103
Contact Name
Leigh Quigley
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals, Orchard, Greenhouse or hoop house, Composting, Fruit bushes/plants
When was your garden project started?
2013
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public School
What programs does your garden project include?
Environmental Literacy / Garden education
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
Yes
Who volunteers in your garden?
families, Girl Scouts
How is your garden project funded?
Fundraising (grants & donors choose) by me; annual plant sale; seed fundraiser
What community connections do you have?
Cultivating Community, MEEA, FPPS, Coast of Maine; Home Depot; Eldredge Lumber, Portland Recycling center at Riverside, Seed Needs, Renee’s Garden Seeds, Seed Needs, Johnny’s Seeds; Garbage to Garden, Skillins, Fedco
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Garden Coordinator (me); family volunteers
What are your future goals?
Maintain agricultural and pollinator/native plant gardens to support native species and for educational purposes. Create a community based garden to assist families with food needs.
What is your most significant need?
Compost and soil, mulch, hay, wood chips, lumber to replace/repair/build raised beds.
