School or Community Site
Park Avenue Elementary School
Physical Address
121 Park Avenue
Auburn, Maine 04274
Contact Name
Katarina Arvedson & Tammy Fecteau
Email
karvedson@auburnschl.edu
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals, Orchard,, Composting
When was your garden project started?
2012
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Elementary school
What programs does your garden project include?
After school program as well as in school science, writing, English Language learner program classes. On occasion our on site daycare.
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
Yes
Who volunteers in your garden?
Students from our school and high school
How is your garden project funded?
grants, PTO
What community connections do you have?
After school club, cafeteria, food back pack program
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Tammy and Katarina (teachers)
What are your future goals?
build a green house
What is your most significant need?
Continued funding for seeds, compost and infrastructure repairs, upkeep. We were paid this year. It would be lovely if we could be funded continually as garden coaches.
