School or Community Site
Gardiner Area High School
Physical Address
40 West Hill Road
Gardiner, Maine 04345
Contact Name
Chad Kempton
Email
ckempton@msad11.org
Category
Orchard
When was your garden project started?
2014
What type of facility hosts your garden?
Public High School
What programs does your garden project include?
Lunch program
Does your garden have a paid coordinator?
No
Who volunteers in your garden?
staff and teachers
How is your garden project funded?
donations
What community connections do you have?
Gardiner Food Bank
Who tends the garden when school’s out?
staff
What are your future goals?
To continue to let the trees grow and use the fruit they produce in our food service program and Tiger Pantry program.
What is your most significant need?
Training on how to support the trees when they are full of fruit. We had one apple tree break due to the weight of the apples.