Bridport Central School

Our goal is to use the Whole Kids Grant to expand our current garden from 5 small raised beds (3x6 ft each) to an area equivalent of 150x150 feet or, just less than one-half acre and to create a three-bin composting to begin preparing Bridport Central School for Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, Act 148, which will ban all organic materials from landfills by 2020. Next spring, the Garden Team plans to install a 3-bin compost system and small, secure outdoor tool shed. Bridport Food Service will use the garden harvest throughout late summer and early fall for its healthy mid-morning snack program, in the salad bar for a lunch vegetable option, and in preparation of main meals. Bumper crops will be canned and frozen for later use. The garden will: provide food for student breakfasts and lunches, serve as an immersive and interactive outdoor classroom, and house a compost system for kitchen food scraps and other compostable materials.