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...
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...
Spring Has Sprung!
The tulips, daffodils and crocuses are blooming, pollinators and bugs are waking up, and volunteers are back working in the garden!...
Pollinator Pairings April 2022: Monarchs and Milkweeds
Daniel Meakam, Tufts Environmental Studies intern Welcome to the first in a series of features highlighting some of the incredible...
Back to the Garden
Hello, My name is Yashmina Alvarez. I work at CAAS Head Start. On July 12, 2021 our classroom reopened in person after working remotely...
Nature Garden Playschool at the Growing Center: Wonder, Joy, and Changes
In early November we spent time at the Growing Center harvesting all the still-producing tomatoes and herbs that wouldn’t survive the...
How to Compost 101
The Growing Center has a handful of Earth Machine composters available for residents to drop off their scraps. The composters are located...
