School or Community Site
Shapleigh School/Kittery Land Trust
Physical Address
22 Stevenson Road
Kittery, Maine 03904
Contact Name
Alice Carey
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals, Greenhouse or hoop house
When was your garden project started?
2020
What type of facility hosts your garden?
land trust
What programs does your garden project include?
6th grade farm to school program, after school program, community days, field trips, “giving garden” to local food banks and school nutrition, farm camps
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
Yes
Who volunteers in your garden?
community volunteers, middle school students
How is your garden project funded?
donations to Kittery Land Trust, budget for education from Kittery School Department
What community connections do you have?
food banks, school district, regional land trusts, farmers’ market, land trust board and volunteer network
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Kittery Land Trust staff and volunteers
What are your future goals?
growing education and community programming
What is your most significant need?
Budget/staffing for expanded educational programming. Funding for farm operations to keep our produce operation 100% donated to the community.
