School or Community Site
Cherryfield Elementary School
Physical Address
85 School Street
Cherryfield, Maine 04622
Contact Name
Patricia Beal
Category
Vegetable and herb Garden, Greenhouse or hoop house
When was your garden project started?
Spring of 2025
What type of facility hosts your garden?
School
What programs does your garden project include?
Cafeteria connection, plant life cycle
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
a high student
How is your garden project funded?
by staff at school
What community connections do you have?
Maine Youth Food Council,
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
high school student
What are your future goals?
a composting station, food for our forest school program, a fresh vegetable snack program
What is your most significant need?
Funding to expand the garden to involve flowers and a pollination station.
