Maine School Garden Network

Program Type: 
Academic Classrooms, School Cafeterias, Kitchen Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary, Lower Elementary, Kindergarten, Pre-Kindergarten
About the Program: 

The Maine School Garden Network is a volunteer organization whose mission is to promote and facilitate educational gardens for Maine youth, grades pre-K through high school.  We meet monthly in Brunswick, Maine.  We have a website with resources for educational gardeners and a Maine school garden directory.  We hold professional development conferences for educators and engage in other activities to help get school gardens started and to publicize their benefits. We collaborate with organizations and government agencies in Maine and New England  whose missions include nutrition, health, food education, outdoor education, cooking, farming, and conservation. Our vision is to see a garden in every school.