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...
Statement of Solidarity
The Somerville Community Growing Center and its board, the Friends of the Community Growing Center (FCGC), stand in solidarity with the...
Open Hours are back!
We are excited––and grateful––to announce that the Growing Center is able to resume some limited Open Hours! This spring and summer, we...
May Fundraising Update and Another Matching Gift Challenge for June!
The Friends of the Community Growing Center's Fundraising Committee is delighted to report that as of May 31, our fundraising totals for...
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...
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...
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...
