Family Literacy Month is Coming in November!
Family Literacy Month is coming in November! The Somerville Family Learning Collaborative (SFLC), in collaboration with SomerPromise, is...
Open Hours Are Expanding This Spring and Summer!
We are continuing our Open Hours and expanding them this spring and summer! With these new times, we hope to maintain outdoor access for...
A note from Parts & Crafts!
I want to share some pictures and stories with you from my "Art en Plein Air" class with Parts and Crafts. We had such a wonderful time...
Virtual Yoga for Kids Comes to the Growing Center!
Hi Growing Center friends! My name is Eidy and I work as a Head Start Education Specialist and Teacher's Coach and––as of recently––a...
Martha Oesch brings Qigong back to the garden––as part of our 2020 Virtual Programming!
The Somerville Community Growing Center remains committed to our mission of building local community through ecological and multicultural...
Somerville Family Learning Collaborative Brings Storytime to the Garden
Laughing children in the playgroup room; doors swinging open and shut as staff head out on home visits; the friendly greetings of...
ArtFence @ Vinal Avenue
ArtBeat 2020 took to the neighborhoods this summer when Mayor Joe cancelled all city events due to COVID-19. Inspired by ArtBeat 2020’s...
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...
April Matching Gift Challenge Success! Plus, a New Challenge and Raffle Drawing for May!
A big THANK YOU to all of our wonderful friends and supporters, because last month, we not only succeeded in matching the $500 gift we...
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...