Backyard Scavenger Hunt: Limerick Edition!
The first week that school was cancelled, my six year-old son, Danny, and I were hanging out in our yard one sunny morning with his two...
The Poetry Corner
We asked the poets who have been part of the Growing Center's Poetry in the Garden reading series for poems, either their own or by...
Gardening During a Pandemic
Lines at the store. Bare produce shelves. Empty frozen foods aisles. This is our reality now––or at least, it was for a few weeks. For...
Somerville Scavenger Hunt: Big Tree Edition!
Look up! See it? That tall, tall pine tree in someone’s front yard? (This one’s on Hamlet Street.) Somerville has lots of tall, tall pine...
Rainbows, Hearts, Critters, and More!
The day after St. Patrick's Day, while my three kids watched their morning cartoons during our first week of cancelled school, I was...
Adventures in Seed Sprouting!
This is the second year I have sprouted seeds indoors. It is truly the most magnificent way to beat the winter blues and look forward to...
Together, let's keep building community and growing hope
A week ago, not long after Somerville got directions to stay put in our homes, I looked out my kitchen window and saw my neighbors on the...
Updates at the Growing Center in response to COVID-19
Update: June 29, 2020 COVID-19 Programming and Site-Related Updates: Growing Center Open Hours: The Growing Center's Open Hours have...
Dirt and a Little Bit of Magic: Mud Kitchen Play at Nature Garden Playschool
This week, Lauren Evans from The Monarch Studio dropped off a mud kitchen for the preschool groups that have been visiting this winter to...
Thank you for a wonderful 2019 season!
The Growing Center had a busy and beautiful 2019 season. As our major renovation and redesign completed in the early spring, we benefited...
