Bucksport Middle School Garden
STARS (Students Taking Alternate Routes to Success) During the Spring of 2021, a big team of BMS teachers got together every week, after school, with the goal to re-engage their students post Covid...
View ArticleBenson Farm Earth Products
In 1916, Edward Young began Benson Farm with one of the first herds of registered Holstein dairy cows in the state with a commitment to raising healthy crops to support healthy cows that produce...
View ArticleThe Maine Landscape & Nursery Association
Since 1970, MELNA has been promoting the use of ornamental plants, products and services in the horticulture industry including landscape, garden centers, interiorscape, grounds maintenance, nursery,...
View Article2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative (MOLI)
The Maine DOE is offering 2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative (MOLI) grants to provide programming opportunities to support student learning recovery. These grants support hands-on,...
View ArticleOld Town High School – Alternative Education School Garden
Like the rest of the world, the Old Town High School (OTHS) Alternative Education program was very much impacted by Covid. As schools were restricted to what they were able to do out in the community,...
View ArticleRoberts Farm Experiential Learning
A partnership between the Western Foothills Land Trust, Oxford Hills School District and Healthy Oxford Hills. Roberts Farm Experiential Learning is a unique example of what is possible when a school...
View ArticleWentworth School Garden
The Wentworth School garden broke ground in 2015. The school was brand new and the space allotted for the garden was a blank slate consisting of highly compacted soil with a skim of grass on top....
View ArticleTherapeutic Garden Grant
The National Garden Bureau (NGB) was born in 1920 in the wake of World War I from the inspiration of James H. Burdett who perceived the need for basic instruction in backyard gardening. With his unique...
View ArticleStratton Farm to School Garden Program
The Stratton School Farm to School Garden Program, started in 2011, seeks to create a sustainable garden and nutrition program to develop lifelong habits that will enable students to nourish...
View ArticleThe Maine FFA Association
The Future Farmers of America was founded almost 100 years ago by a group of educators and young farmers to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. Since being...
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