School or Community Site
School Site
Physical Address
79 Pleasant Street
Oxford, Maine 04270
Contact Name
Ruby Forde
Email
ruby.forde@foodcorps.org
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals
When was your garden project started?
Spring of 2024
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public elementary school
What programs does your garden project include?
FoodCorps, garden classes preK-6
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
FoodCorps, students, local volunteers
How is your garden project funded?
The garden is supported by funds from grants, in-kind donations, and FoodCorps
What community connections do you have?
So many! Community connections include a school-based garden committee, a Garden Champion team at the district level, a Farm to School team, as well as close partnerships with Roberts Farm Experiential Learning, and Alan Day Community Garden. The Oxford Hills is bustling with outdoor learning!
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Last summer there was a team of high school interns who tended to the school gardens throughout the entire district
What are your future goals?
To embed the garden program and outdoor learning in the preK-6 curriculum; to deepen garden to cafeteria connections; to foster student’s sense of place and belonging
What is your most significant need?
Strong commitment to outdoor learning
