

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...


Volunteer Spotlight: Liliana Bettolo
When I met Liliana Bettolo at the Growing Center, she was picking up vegetables from her CSA share – likely not the only stop she’d make...


Eco-Printing and Picnicking
On Saturday, June 17, the Growing Center hosted the Terra+Soma Collective, which led a Bouquet + Cyanotype event open to the public. The...


Updates from the Garden Team
Despite the rainy summer we’re experiencing, the Garden Team at the Growing Center is keeping very busy! Our Garden Team plants, weeds...


Growing Center Kicks Off Climate Arts Convening on June 17
This past Earth Day, the Growing Center hosted a kick-off and awareness raising event for the Climate Arts Convening, a summer series...


Welcoming Our Newest Board Members!
Welcoming our Newest Board Members! Join us in welcoming the Friends of the Community Growing Center’s newest members of our Board of...


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...


In Gratitude for the Earth
Creatively Celebrating the Earth in Our Community On the afternoon of Saturday, April 22, more than two hundred people stopped by the...


Artist Working to Capture Bud-to-bloom Images in Garden
Somerville artist Kerrie Kemperman recently installed a pinhole camera in the Growing Center's weeping crabapple tree in an attempt to...