School or Community Site
Pond Cove Elementary School
Physical Address
12 Scott Dyer Rd.
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107
Contact Name
Lindsay Barrett
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals
When was your garden project started?
2019
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Elementary School
What programs does your garden project include?
Classroom gardening & curriculum connections for all students grades K-3, family gardening, summer camp gardening, weekly donations of summer produce to a local food pantry
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
Families, local summer campers
How is your garden project funded?
Annual fundraising via the Pond Cove Playground Committee, a 501(c)(3)
What community connections do you have?
Summer camp gardening opportunities for kids, donations to local food pantry, coordinated programming with the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
Pond Cove Playground Committee members, weekly family garden helpers, summer campers
What are your future goals?
Offer more gardening and related nature-based learning experiences to all students PreK-4 across the school year, expand and deepen connections to curriculum units and standards
What is your most significant need?
Funding to support a paid garden coordinator to protect and expand the garden’s positive impact on the school and wider community
