

Thank you to our volunteers!
The season is now slowly winding down for the Growing Center, which gives us a much-needed moment to pause and reflect on what a...


Help Us Make Our SeedMoney™ Grant Challenge Goal!
The Friends of the Community Growing Center has been approved for a 2020 Garden Challenge Grant from SeedMoney, a Maine-based nonprofit...


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...


Tracking Urban Wildlife at the Growing Center, and Beyond
If you've visited the Growing Center this summer and fall, you may have noticed a new high-tech accessory tucked among the grasses,...


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...


Maura Mendoza is "Going to the Growing Center!"
The Growing Center has a new song! “Going to the Growing Center” was written especially for us by the Salvadoran singer, Maura Mendoza....


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...


Our 2020 Summer Music Series Kicks Off With Receita de Samba!
The Growing Center’s Summer Music Series went virtual this year when Mayor Joe cancelled all events city-wide. I asked the Arts Council...


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...








































