The Somerville Community Growing Center

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The Somerville Community Growing Center The Somerville Community Growing Center garden is a place for people of all ages and backgrounds to gather, learn, and celebrate to grow community.

The Somerville Community Growing Center is a place for people of all ages and backgrounds to gather, learn and celebrate – to grow a healthy community. On our quarter acre site you will find gardens and space for arts, performances, education and community gatherings. This peaceful urban oasis was built by the community and is maintained and run by a volunteer organization called the Friends of the Community Growing Center.

Beautiful fall day at the garden! 🍂We prepped a bed for garlic planting. ☀️Ran a community dye pot. 🐝Invited a community...
10/17/2026

Beautiful fall day at the garden!

🍂We prepped a bed for garlic planting.
☀️Ran a community dye pot.
🐝Invited a community group to forage dye plants.
🌿Gleaned herbs before the frost.
🌶️Wrapped peppers, herbs and took out water hoses.
🧹 Raked/swept a lot of leaves for the composter and mulch on beds.

We also hosted science writer and author of “Leaving the Ocean was a Mistake”, Cara Giaimo in a fun writing workshop called “Writing Creaturely Advice”.

Birds in the garden: a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, kinglets, yellow rumpled warblers and a few other unidentified warblers gleaning insects and eating seeds.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out in the garden, hosted open hours and to Cara for the great workshop.

Beautiful article about Leddy Rosalia Saenz's Quipus art installation in the garden! Thanks Union Square Main Streets fo...
10/10/2026

Beautiful article about Leddy Rosalia Saenz's Quipus art installation in the garden! Thanks Union Square Main Streets for sharing it in your newsletter this morning!

"The ancient Incas used the quipu as a mathematical way to count harvests and population. Saenz, however, used it as a means for immigrants to tell their life stories despite the prevailing political climate."

By Mina Rose Morales Leddy Saenz sits quietly on a community picnic table in Somerville, Massachusetts, drawing, coloring, and communicating with a friend. On a peaceful Saturday morning of August 22, surrounded by trees and greenery, she points to her art installation not far away: a quipu.

Before HONK stop by the garden and enjoy fall in the city! 10-12pm, Open Hours and a wool spinning demo and activity 11-...
10/10/2026

Before HONK stop by the garden and enjoy fall in the city!

10-12pm, Open Hours and a wool spinning demo and activity
11-12pm, garlic cleaning, raking and other garden fun
12-1pm, learn about native plants and their seeds

All free! All are welcome!

Open Garden Hours are cancelled Thursday 10/1!(We are only as open as our volunteer capacity allows!)Want to volunteer w...
10/01/2026

Open Garden Hours are cancelled Thursday 10/1!
(We are only as open as our volunteer capacity allows!)

Want to volunteer with us? Visit
linktr.ee/growingcenter for info!

The storm gods have spoken! NEW DATE for our Harvest Festival: Sunday, October 4! Stay dry this weekend, everyone!Somerv...
09/25/2026

The storm gods have spoken! NEW DATE for our Harvest Festival: Sunday, October 4!

Stay dry this weekend, everyone!

Somerville Public Schools SFLC Playgroups Union Square Main Streets

No Open Garden Hours today!
09/13/2026

No Open Garden Hours today!

Beautiful little things.
09/12/2026

Beautiful little things.

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22 Vinal Avenue
Somerville, MA
02143

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