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SQUARE-FOOT GARDENING WORKSHOP
Backyard Growers HQ @ 103R Maplewood Ave, Gloucester
Pick a date that works for you
Wednesday, March 11, 5:30-7pm
Saturday, March 14, 9:30-11am
Saturday, May 2, 9:30-11am
🥕 In this workshop, the Backyard Growers team will introduce you to the Square-Foot Gardening Method, which helps gardeners make the most of limited growing space to grow the most food possible for a household. We’ll show you how to do this by using gridded square feet instead of rows.
🍅 You’ll work with us to create your own custom vegetable garden plan for the season.
🎟️ Tickets are free for Backyard Growers Program Gardeners (e.g. those who grow food with us in our Community Garden, Backyard Garden, or GrowBag Garden Programs.)
🎟️ General admission tickets are $20. Proceeds from general admissions tickets to our spring gardening workshops are essential to support our work throughout the year connecting communities with equitable access to the resources, knowledge, and space to grow their own food.
If you are a SNAP EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cardholder, you are eligible for a 50% discount on General Admission to our workshops, thanks to Massachusetts Card to Culture. Please use the following discount codes:
Thursday, March 26 | Harbor 9 Sports Bar
355 Gloucester Crossing, Gloucester, MA 01930
Tee Times: 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Trackman Golf Simulators
Join the Gloucester Rotary Chapter for a fun, high-energy night of golf, games, food, drinks, and fundraising — whether you golf or not!
Try your hand at our on-site competitions — golfers and non-golfers welcome!
$10 per attempt, 50/50 cash payouts
Not a golfer? No problem.
Come eat, drink, socialize, and support a great cause
Support the Gloucester Rotary and gain great local exposure:
Logo submission requested ASAP after signup
We are also looking for raffle baskets and would love for local business to put one together and be part of our raffle!
Contact: Jameson@anotherlevelinspection.com
All purchases are non-refundable
Backyard Growers is a Gloucester-based 501C(3) nonprofit organization committed to cultivating healthy, connected, resilient communities by empowering people to grow their own food where they live. Backyard Growers’ programs creates equitable access to vegetable gardens all over Cape Ann, while hosting Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, with a focus on supporting local farms and food businesses and connecting more residents to high-quality, fresh food.
You can get involved in one of six Gloucester community gardens, support a neighbor growing food in their backyard, build raised garden beds at a nonprofit partner organization, or help staff the Backyard Growcery. We have volunteer opportunities for all abilities and gardening experience levels.
Join us for family fun at Cape Ann Lanes, in support of all nine Backyard Growers-managed school veggie gardens in Gloucester this spring. That’s 75 individual garden beds! Your ticket will include all-you-can-bowl for two hours at Cape Ann Lanes. Don’t miss out on exciting raffle prizes, the arcade, and delicious brew pub. Proceeds from this fundraiser will support Backyard Growers’ work in Gloucester schools for the 2026 growing season.
As our veggie gardeners know well, teamwork makes the dream work! Please consider recruiting a team to bowl at this fundraiser — just make sure all team members select the same lane at checkout.
Book a full lane of 6 bowlers and get $20 off with code: LANEFAMILYPACK
Backyard Growers is a Gloucester-based 501(C)3 nonprofit organization engaging over 2,000 Gloucester Public Schools and Pathways for Children students from Kre-K to grade 8 in full-circle veggie garden experiences every year. With Backyard Growers, students learn to grow their own vegetables and staple crops in their school gardens to enjoy in the cafeteria. Backyard Growers also supports the Gloucester High School Garden Club in their 10-bed vegetable garden, in addition to a veggie garden at Gloucester Alternative Program. Gloucester’s school gardens are funded by individual donations, grants, and corporate sponsorships.
See you at Lanes!
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is delighted to present Brandenburg and Beyond, a neo-baroque ensemble featuring a combination of flute, oboe, harpsichord, and strings, performing in our annual Bach Birthday Concert on Saturday, March 21st at 7:30pm in the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, located on the green at the corner of Middle and Church Streets.
The ensemble performs classic baroque works as well as contemporary music written in this century. The resident harpsichordist, Chris Gantner, is a composer who frequently premiers new works specifically for the group. These New England-based artists perform all over the world and hold teaching and performance positions at various orchestras, colleges, and universities.
The program entitled “Bach and His Sons” will feature the following pieces:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 by J.S. Bach
Concerto for Flute and Strings in D Minor by C.P.E. Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor for Organ by J.S. Bach
The Short Tempered Klavier by P.D.Q. Bach – arranged for this occasion and unique instrumentation by Chris Gantner
Tickets will be available at the door and in advance (strongly recommended) with more information at: www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org. General admission is $30, students $10, under age 12 free
The historic 1806 Meetinghouse, listed on the National Historic Register, was built for the first Universalist Church in America and is the home of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, is located on the green at the corner of Middle and Church Streets (GPS 50 Middle Street). Parking is available on the green, entered between two granite posts on Middle Street, and around the historic district. The side entrance at 10 Church Street has an elevator to the main level, if needed.
Join the Gloucester Rotary at Oak to Ember (https://www.oaktoember.com/) on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 4pm-closing. A portion of all proceeds will benefit the Rotary Club’s community service projects. Enjoy a great meal while supporting local initiatives! Reservations recommended 978-289-5859. |
The event will kick off with Story Time featuring Blades, followed by Bruins-themed trivia, with questions and prizes provided by the Bruins. Children will then rotate through fun activity stations, including beading, fan button-making, mask coloring, Giant Jenga, and individual photo opportunities with Blades. Each child will also receive a goodie bag. Register at sawyerfreelibrary.org.
Running from February 1 through March 15, the Bruins PJ Drive aims to collect 10,000 new pairs of pajamas for Cradles to Crayons and Wonderfund to support children in need. Sawyer Free Library is proud to partner with the Boston Bruins, Cradles to Crayons, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and DCF/Wonderfund to help collect donations for local children living in low-income and homeless situations.
To donate, please bring to the storytime or drop off new pajamas (sizes 0–3 months through 18/20, adult medium) at Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester. You can also donate through the Amazon Wishlist and ship directly to Cradles to Crayons. Please ensure all pajama donations are appropriate for all seasons and do not include holiday or family-specific references. The most-needed sizes this season are 12–18 months, 18–24 months, and adult medium.
We’re excited to help provide children with new pajamas so they can stay warm and get a good night’s sleep. For questions, please email tbalsan@sawyerfreelibrary.org or call 978-325-5555.
Hammond Castle Museum will reopen to the community during School Vacation Week, February 16 through February 20! Self-guided tours will be offered Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with last entrance at 2:45 p.m. On Friday, self-guided tours will begin at noon. During this week, children ages 12 and under are welcome free with a ticket, making it a great time for families to explore together.
On Friday, February 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., our Curatorial Director, John Leysath, will present The History of Medieval Arms and Armor, a longtime kid favorite. Program attendees are welcome to enjoy self-guided tours immediately following.
Learn more and reserve your admission at: www.hammondcastle.org. We hope to welcome you during vacation week.
Stop by Backyard Growers HQ to browse our vegetable seed library and take away free seeds to get your 2026 garden up and running this season. At this event you can expect:
🍅 Free vegetable seeds to start indoors at home
🥕 Free vegetable seeds to sow directly into your garden
🌱 New vegetable seed varieties for you to explore, in addition to the classics
🥬 Vegetable garden planning resources and guides, with places to sit down and plan with your family, friends & neighbors
💡 Our team on-hand to answer vegetable gardening questions, from beginner to expert
🎨 Activities for kids
💚 Applications for Backyard Growers’ 2026 Community Garden, Backyard Garden & GrowBag Garden Programs
☕️ Coffee & pastries
We can’t wait to see you!
Can’t make it on March 7? We will be hosting Drop-In Hours Monday March 9 – Thursday March 12, 10am-3pm, at Backyard Growers HQ.
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