Islesboro Central School horticulture students, under the direction of teacher John Pincince, built raised bed garden boxes for Islesboro’s Boardman Cottage, a residential eldercare facility. Students drew up the plans for the wooden structures, built them, and then set them up for the residents. Other community members joined in the development of the boxes, including Pincince’s wife, Lucy, who came up with the idea of using plastic lobster boxes to plant in. Islesboro resident Joe Hughes also built a raised bed flower box for Boardman Cottage residents to enjoy. q
Pictured along with the boxes is (l-r) Boardman Cottage board member Carol Pierson, Boardman Cottage director Maura Michael, and Boardman Cottage resident Joanne Hammar.