A Dedicated Volunteer, A Generous Grant!
We are so excited to announce that one of our volunteers, Rachael Aresco, recently applied for and received an Employee Community...
Winter Wonders: A Recap of the Season
Can you sense that spring is here - even without a calendar? Pussy willows and other buds are showing up; purple and yellow crocuses...
The Five Senses: Children’s Experience of the Maple Boil
Imagine you’re a small child, setting foot in the Growing Center during the Maple Boil. You see smoke rising from the large metal boiler...
Pure Magic: The Gathering of the Fairies
I liked building! What did you build? Fairy houses! Bubbles, wands, and fairy-dust glittered the Somerville Community Growing Center last...
Experiencing Stories Together
I took a writing class this summer with two teachers who lamented that kids simply aren’t reading anymore. A lot of the time, it seems...
We Are Hiring for the Summer!
Position available - Summer 2023 Assistant Garden Educator for Summer in the Garden field trips at the Somerville Community Growing...
It’s Spring in our Not-so-Secret Garden - Come Explore!
He began to walk about, looking up in the trees and at the walls and bushes with a thoughtful expression. “I wouldn’t want to make it...
Spring Has Sprung!
The tulips, daffodils and crocuses are blooming, pollinators and bugs are waking up, and volunteers are back working in the garden!...
Fairy Fun and Fall Harvest Fun(draising)
As the days get shorter and crisper, you start to feel a slight difference in the air. It’s subtle, but it indicates the coming of autumn...
Get Ready for Some Art, Yart, Fairy Gardens and Stuffed Animal Magic!
Our Programming Team and dedicated volunteers are offering a range of unique offerings this summer, and the weekend of August 13-14 is...
