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Kids all over Cambridge are tending seedlings

We have had a great start to our Seedlings-for-Kids program! We've had 100 kids sign up to care for a seedling. We will give a free...

Getting Started

Sometimes in life, we look ahead, decide what we want to accomplish, and work backward to figure out how to get there. Orienteering is...

Urban Farming is Hot

The Washington Post published a nice article on April 27th about getting started with growing your own food. They talk about berries,...

We need pots!

Do you have any pots from previous years? We could use some pots, of all sizes, up to about a gallon or so, with holes in the bottom....

Transplanting

My babies are growing up. Yesterday was a lovely sunny day, and it was a good chance to do some transplanting. Dave prepped some dirt for...

A Pop-Up Farm Fantasy

Wouldn't it be cool if we could build a temporary urban farm on the completely empty, full-sun, gently-south-sloping no-man's land...

Seedling Inventory

Today I took inventory of the seedlings. About half will remain at Henry Street Farms to bear fruit (by which I mean vegetables), and the...

Vegetable seeds are in great demand

Our main seed supplier, Johnny's Seeds in Maine, is so overwhelmed with orders that they are only working with commercial customers at...

Spring Planting

Here at Henry Street Farms, we have started to plant! Even though the temperature is in the 40s and it will be rainy or cloudy for much...