This week, I thought it would be fun to take a look at which schools our participating youth are from. Most of our students (115 out of...

The city of Cambridge manages community gardens throughout the city. These are shared between residents; you can apply for a plot here....

Wow, the plants are really getting taller! And, more of the tomatoes and peppers are starting to flower. We are tracking 37 tomato...

I am happy to announce that we now have 111 students and children participating in the Kids Grow Food project in Cambridge. I'm excited...

We have new Hubbard squash seedlings grown by our friend David; he reports that the seeds are organic and the fruit are on the smaller...

Many kids have been using the survey or app to record their plant's growth. The plants are getting bigger! Of course, those average...

I'm excited to report that we have a new round of Sun Gold tomato seedlings, as well as squash and cucumber. Visit our store to order...

The participants in our Kids Grow Food program have started logging their plant data. Check out these beautiful photos of the seedlings!...

I planted a few tomato seedlings too early, before the very cold weather we had recently. One of them died and three were traumatized -...

Join us on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. for a free virtual tour via Zoom! We'll spend half an hour checking out our tiny urban farm....

We start seedlings in our basement under lights. Their leaves are beautiful, dark green and tender, and they just look gorgeous. But they...

As of this evening, we have new inventory for sale. We are still nearly out of tomatoes - we have two plants right now. We will have...

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...

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

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

tl;dr Plant deep. Remove lower leaves. Water. Fertilize. Support. Pinch. My friend Harvey knows a lot about plants; it's his business to...

Henry Street Farms will provide one vegetable or herb seedling to each Cambridge, MA student willing to commit to caring for a plant,...

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....

The City of Cambridge continues to collect compost, but is not separating it from the regular garbage, for worker safety during the...

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...