Newhall Fields Community Farm

08/30/2026

🌱 time out at the farm

Our friends from Northeast Arc were back at Newhall Fields this week for their Tuesday visit. We’re always happy to welcome them to the farm and find ways for everyone to enjoy time outdoors together.

From exploring the herb garden and helping with seasonal activities like pulling out invasive vines, adding to the “Grateful Hedge, and tending the street garden, their visits are a chance to connect with the people, the farm, and the rhythms of the growing season.

Community takes many forms, and we’re grateful to have Northeast Arc as part of ours. 🌿💚

Here’s a little peek at their visit!

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08/28/2026

And just like that, another Youth Crew season is in the books. 🌱💚

This week we said goodbye to this season’s crew, and we’re sending them back to school with a whole lot of love from the farm.

Over the summer, they harvested, learned, worked through some HOT days, shared what they know with our community, and helped care for this little piece of land we all love.

We hope they take a little bit of the farm with them into this school year. The patience it takes to grow something, the confidence to try something new, and the reminder that the work you put in today can turn into something pretty incredible later. 🌻

To our Youth Crew: thank you for spending your summer growing with us. We’re so proud of everything you accomplished, and we’re wishing you an amazing school year ahead!

We also have to give a very special shoutout to Teebah, who has been leading our Youth Crew since 2023. 🌱💚

For the past few seasons, Teebah has been such an important part of what makes Youth Crew feel like Youth Crew. She’s shown up for our young people, helped guide them through long days on the farm, shared her knowledge, and created a space for them to learn, grow, laugh, and find their footing.

We’ve been incredibly lucky to have her leadership, care, and energy here at Newhall Fields.

Teebh, thank you for everything you’ve poured into this program and into each crew that has come through the farm since 2023. 🌻 We’re so grateful for you!

08/27/2026

Our next workshop is Sunday, September 20, and if you’ve been wanting to join us for one of our herb garden events, this is your sign.

✨ Herb Garden Spa
with Rebecca Ingalls & Kasey Sampson
📅 Sunday, September 20
⏰ 1–2:30pm
📍 Newhall Fields, 193 Lynn St., Peabody

The photos in this post are from our last Herb Garden workshop, and they give you a little peek at what these gatherings are all about: slowing down, getting hands-on, learning something new, and spending time together in the garden.

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Heads-up: our Herb Garden workshops tend to sell out FAST. If September 20 is calling your name, don’t wait too long to grab your ticket!

08/24/2026

🌱 Urban Ag Week, through the eyes of our Youth Crew!

Earlier this month, we opened up the farm for Massachusetts Urban Agriculture Week, a statewide celebration focused on helping communities learn more about the farms growing food right in their own neighborhoods.

Visitors toured our vegetable fields and herb garden, learned about our regenerative growing practices, explored how herbs are harvested and dried, and got a closer look at how food moves from our fields out into the community.

Last year, we  grew about 14,000 pounds of food, with roughly 70% of what we grow going directly to local food-access partners and neighbors.

But growing food is only part of what happens here. Education is a huge piece of our mission too.

During Urban Ag Week, some of our Youth Crew got to be the teachers.

we asked three Youth Crew students what they were most excited to share with visitors. After spending their summer planting, harvesting, learning about our ecosystem, and helping care for the farm, they had plenty to talk about.

We love seeing them take what they’ve learned and share it with our community.

We also welcomed students from the The Food Project Youth Crew to the farm!

Our Youth Crew was excited to show them around, swap stories, and share some of the projects and initiatives they’ve been working on this summer.

There’s something pretty special about young people who are doing similar work getting the chance to connect, learn from each other, and talk about what they’re growing, literally and beyond.

💚🎥 Hit play to hear what they had to say!

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08/21/2026

🌱 One pop-up farm stand down, one more to go! 🥕🍅🌿

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by the Farm today to shop the farm stand, say hello, and take home some fresh, locally grown goodness. 💚

We’ve got ONE more Pop-Up Farm Stand left this season, so mark your calendars:

📅 September 17th
⏰ 11:45 AM–1 PM
📍 Newhall Fields Community Farm
193 Lynn Street, Peabody
Beside Tillie’s Farm Stand

Come stock up on fresh, organically grown produce and herbs grown right here in Peabody. 🌱

We accept Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons, SNAP/EBT, HIP, cash, checks, and credit/debit cards.

One more chance to shop the harvest with us. See you in September! 🧺✨

08/18/2026

Thanks for gathering in the herb garden for our Herbal Blends Workshop with Palmer Pond Botanicals and Auntie Kasey's Herbals .

Want to know one of our favorite things about workshops on the farm?

You’re not just hearing about herbs, you’re touching them, smelling them, learning how they’re grown, and discovering new ways to actually use them at home.

Our guests got to slow down, ask questions, create their own blends, and learn directly from people who know and love these plants.

It’s a little reminder that the farm isn’t just a place where food grows.

It’s a classroom.
It’s a gathering place.
And it’s a place to get a little more connected to what’s growing right here in our community.

And days like today? This is exactly what Newhall Fields is all about. 🌱

08/16/2026

A few weeks ago, we had a very special delivery at the farm!

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Jacek from the New England Food Foundation Board stopped by Newhall Fields to officially present us with our NEFF grant award!

And who better to accept the big check than some of the people who help bring this farm to life every week!

Our volunteers, Youth Crew, and a coulple staff members were there to help us acept this award.

We’re incredibly grateful to the New England Food Foundation for investing in the work happening here at Newhall Fields. Support like this helps us continue growing fresh food, creating meaningful opportunities for young people, and bringing our community together around the farm.

Thank you, Neff Member , for believing in what we’re growing, both in the fields and beyond them.

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08/12/2026

✨ A little teamwork goes a long way.

Swipe to see the before and after of our vegetable rows after an incredible volunteer day at the Farm. 🌱

A huge thank you to our volunteer, Donna, for capturing this moment. It’s easy to admire the harvest, but these photos remind us of the care, time, and many helping hands it takes to get there.

Every w**d pulled, every row cleaned, and every hour volunteered helps us grow fresh food for our community. 💚

Want to get your hands in the dirt with us? We’d love to have you join a future volunteer day!

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📸: Donna Qualters

08/09/2026

🌿 Just three more chances to join us for workshops the Herb Garden this season! 🌿

Our season of learning, growing, making, and gathering isn’t over yet. We have three workshops left, and we’d love to spend them with both new faces and familiar friends. 💚

Coming up:

🌼 Herbal Blends | August 16, 10:30am–12pm
🛁 Herb Garden Spa | September 20, 1–2:30pm
🍎 Fire Cider Workshop & Herb Market | October 18, 1–4pm

Each workshop is a chance to slow down, get your hands into something good, learn from the plants growing around us, and take a little bit of the Herb Garden home with you.

Whether you’ve been joining us all season or haven’t made it to a workshop yet, there’s still time to come hang out in the garden with us. 🌱✨

Save the dates, bring a friend, and we’ll see you at Newhall Fields!

Check out these photos from our last workshop
Thank you Frank Messer for capturing these moments

08/03/2026