Preschool
Physical Address
369 High Street
Belfast, Maine 04915
Contact Name
Meg Mitchell
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Flowers and ornamentals, Orchard
When was your garden project started?
2024
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Preschool Program
What programs does your garden project include?
Growing vegetables for students’ families, cover cropping, soil health, restoration ecology, research trials with American Farmland Trust
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
Parents, preschool director
How is your garden project funded?
Income from the preschool and through a research trial stipend
What community connections do you have?
local farms (who donate seedlings), Waldo County Tech Center, Dory Learning Center, Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, American Farmland Trust
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
school is year-round, director lives on site
What are your future goals?
We would love a propagation greenhouse, high tunnel classroom and to endeavor into mushroom cultivation
What is your most significant need?
Propagation greenhouse
