School or Community Site
Mildred L. Day School
Physical Address
600 Limerick Road
Arundel, Maine 04046
Contact Name
Lauren Bergeron
Email
lbergeron@rsu21.net
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Composting
When was your garden project started?
September 2020
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Elementary School
What programs does your garden project include?
Embedded in school curriculum, cafeteria connection, open to members of the Arundel Community
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
students, teachers, parents, community members
How is your garden project funded?
Donations, parent teacher organization
What community connections do you have?
the garden is intended to provide relief to community members suffering from food insecurity
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
volunteers
What are your future goals?
Expand to include fruit bushes and trees, landscape school grounds
What is your most significant need?
Volunteers, consistent monitoring of the garden when school is not in session.
