Cultivating Community

Home
United States
Portland, ME
Cultivating Community

We organize for food and land justice in Maine! Hi, thank you for visiting our page. Our posts feature our various programs and upcoming events.

Feel free to message us here and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Your support and faith in our work is very appreciated.

06/22/2026

Summer is in full swing and so are the Community Gardens! We are always looking for extra support and volunteers to help us make sure these spaces continue to stay maintained and beautiful for everyone.

If you're itching to get your hands dirty, drop in on one of our volunteer days in the community gardens. We have two volunteer days coming up this week! Join us on June 24th, from 5pm-7pm at the Common Share & Casco Bay Community Garden or on June 27th, from 9am-11am at Peaks Island Community Garden.

Meet new friends and neighbors, wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty, and come out and have fun in the garden! We will have gloves, tools, and light snacks to go around.

We hope to see you there 🌻🌱

If you can't make either of these ones, see the poster below for more upcoming volunteer opportunities.

06/19/2026

Today, we celebrate and honor Juneteenth—uplifting the freedom, resilience, and deep roots of Black history, culture, and foodways.

As we celebrate the progress won, we also reflect on the systemic barriers that remain. We recognize the disparities and hardships that continue to burden our friends, neighbors, and families each day simply due to the color of their skin.

We commit to the ongoing fight for racial, economic, and food justice every day. We will always stand for the future our entire community deserves. 🖤

06/18/2026

We are just a little over a month away from our 25th Garden Party Celebration & Fundraising Event and we want you to celebrate with us! Tickets are moving, get yours while you can.

Looking for a fun way to support food justice initiatives in your community and meet new friends and neighbors? Join us July 25th at the Brentwood Community Garden from 5-7pm for the Snap Pea Soirée!

Enjoy local snacks, botanical sips, live music, fabulous raffle items, a flower bar, yard games, and an evening of fun amidst the blooms. All proceeds benefit our Farm, Garden, and Youth Programs. Join us in supporting local food security and community connection and keep our programs strong and flourishing for the next 25 years!

Attire: Backyard Best, Picnic Polished
Tickets: $40 suggested donation, with a limited number available

A link to secure your tickets can be found in our bio. We hope to see you there! 🫛💚

06/09/2026

Join us tomorrow for Agatha's Almanac!
$10 per ticket and only $7 for members!
Tickets can be found online at SPACE538.ORG 🎟️

June 10 • Wed 7 pm
𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖’𝙨 𝘼𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙘
dir. Amalie Atkins • 86 min.
90-year-old Agatha forges a solitary existence on her family’s farm, growing vegetables and preserving heirloom seeds. Without a driver’s license, cell phone, running water, or even a functioning landline, Agatha’s daily rituals form a vivid counterpoint to modern life.

💚

06/05/2026

Thank you to Bumbleroot, CCFSC, master gardeners and all the farmers and friends at the Portland Farmers' Market who have donated seedlings so far this season!

Looking for free plants for your garden? Stop by the Boyd St Urban Farm's garden shed and take some home, all are welcome! 🍅🥬🥕💚

06/03/2026

Peas join us in celebrating 25 years of food justice work in Portland on July 25th from 5PM - 7PM at the Brentwood Community Garden.

You're invited: the Snap Pea Soiree: A Midsummer Garden Party & fundraiser!

Enjoy local snacks, botanical sips from our friends at Milk Bottle and a Boyd Street Cider from Allagash, live music from Desert Blues, fabulous raffle items, and an evening of fun amidst the blooms. All Proceeds will benefit our Farm, Garden, and Youth Programs serving over 4,500 neighbors a year. Join us in supporting local food security and community connection, and keep our programs strong and flourishing for another 25 years!

Attire: Backyard Best, Picnic Polished
Tickets: $40 suggested donation

There are only a limited number of tickets available, so get them while they last. Click the link in our bio to secure yours now or learn more about the event!

We hope to see you there 🫛💚

05/21/2026

‼️ Tickets are officially on sale now, get em while they last ‼️

Join us in celebrating 25 years of food justice work in Portland at the Brentwood Community Garden on July 25th from 5pm-7pm!

Enjoy local snacks, botanical sips, live music, fabulous raffle items, and an evening of fun amidst the blooms. All proceeds benefit our Farm, Garden, and Youth Programs. Join us in supporting local food security and community connection and keep our programs strong and flourishing for the next 25 years!

Attire: Backyard Best, Picnic Polished
Tickets: $40 suggested donation, with a limited number available

A link to secure your tickets can be found in our bio. We hope to see you there! 🫛🌻💚

05/14/2026

Join us Thursday, May 28th, from 5:30-7:30pm at our
Boyd St. Urban Farm (58 Boyd St.) for an evening of learning about urban soils and strategies for safely growing food in Portland! There will be hands-on activities to demonstrate soil health best practices and resources for testing soils in your farm or garden.

This event will feature the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Cultivating Community, Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District, City of Portland Sustainability Office, Fresh Food Gardens, and American Farmland Trust - New England.

This free event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided. Interpretation services are available upon request. For more information, email [email protected].

To register or learn more, click the link in our bio. We hope to see you there! 💚

05/07/2026

Food for thought: Republican lawmakers are proposing $200 million in cuts to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

This would leave at least 18,000 Maine parents and young children less able to afford the nutrients they need amidst a national affordability crisis.

If you feel strongly about Mainers having access to healthy and nutritious food, share this post and contact your federal representative to make your voice heard.

Address

58 Boyd Street * PO Box 3792
Portland, ME
04101

Telephone

(207) 761-4769

Website

http://cultivatingcommunity.org/, https://cultivatingcommunity.networkforgood.com/projects/161130-2022-community-garden-

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Cultivating Community posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Cultivating Community:

Shortcuts

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Portland?