Looking for a great way for your kid to spend April break? Join us at Backyard Growers for two days filled with plants, seeds, and lots of fun! For children ages 5-8. April 17 and 18, 9am-12pm.

Scholarships and discounts available; contact Sarah@backyardgrowers.org for more information.

Are you looking for a way to spend more time outdoors and to give back to your local community this spring? Consider our get-a-garden give-a-garden program. Applications for the 2018 growing season now available! Call 978-281-0480 or email community@backyardgrowers.org for more details.

It’s officially spring and that means time to start a garden! There might be snow on the ground, but it’s the perfect time to make a garden plan and start seeds indoors.

Stop by the Backyard Growers office anytime between 12-3pm this Saturday to swap seeds, connect with gardeners, learn about home composting and indoor seed starting, and more!

Kick off the 2018 growing season with Backyard Growers at our Annual Free Seed Swap! Come swap seeds, meet gardeners, and learn about starting seeds indoors. Free and open to the public; see you there!

Backyard Growers is excited to join Rose Baker Senior Center for another awesome party! We’ll be there from 10am-12 with a fun seed planting activity; hope to see you there!

Join us on March 24th for our annual FREE SEED SWAP! Stop by our office anytime between 12-3PM to swap seeds, connect with other gardeners, and learn more about indoor seed starting. Want to be trained in our square foot gardening method? Join us beforehand at 10AM. Call 978-281-0480 for more details.

Looking for a way to support Backyard Growers this winter? Join us on March 3rd as we partner with Treetop Yoga for a Karma class! Hope to see you then!

Hoping for good luck in the 2018 growing season? Join us as we partner with Rose Baker Senior Center where we will be planting peas in biodegradable seedling kits during their St. Patrick’s Day party.

We are eager and excited to start planting seeds in the soil! Stop by our office on March 24th for a seed starting/seed swapping extravaganza. 11am-12 square foot training,12-3pm seed swapping, and 1pm seed starting demo. Contact community@backyardgrowers.org for more information.

Looking for a way to support Backyard Growers this winter?

Join us on March 3rd as we partner with Treetop Yoga for a Karma class!

Treetop’s Emma Delphin will lead the class and provide the bartending skills. Emma offers an energizing, lighthearted 1 hour flow and after we will celebrate our community with a fun post savasana cocktail!

Minimum donation of $10 includes the class and the cocktail – all money raised will go to Backyard Growers.

If you find more zen in the garden then on the mat, consider supporting our Give-A-Garden, Get-A-Garden Program.

The Get-a-Garden, Give-a-Garden is a program for those who are not income eligible for the Backyard Garden Program. When you participate in the Get-a-Garden, Give-a-Garden program, not only do you get a garden, but you make it possible for a low-income Gloucester family to have a garden just like yours!  When you make a contribution of $600, we use half of it to build a garden for you, and the other half to build a garden for a low-income Gloucester family. $300 of your contribution is tax deductible.

Having a staycation during February break and looking for a way to keep the kids entertained?

Backyard Growers is hosting three days of children’s workshops during February break for children grades K-5 packed with hands-on activities. Each day children will learn and discover more about food and gardening though activities such as: grinding wheat to flour, making and painting with plant dyes, holding and learning about worms, dressing up like a plant, and more!

For more information go to: backyardgrowers.org/events

Part 2 of our Fermentation Workshop is this Thursday from 6-8pm.  Join us at Pigeon Cove Ferments kitchen where we will be making our own sauerkraut! Missed part 1? No problem! Participants will leave this workshop with full confidence on the science behind fermentation and how to make your own kraut.

Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. Questions? Contact: 978-281-0480 or community@backyardgrowers.org

Hope to see you there!

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Having a staycation during February break and looking for a way to keep the kids entertained?

Backyard Growers is hosting three days of children’s workshops during February break for children grades K-5 packed with hands-on activities. Each day children will learn and discover more about food and gardening though activities such as: grinding wheat to flour, making and painting with plant dyes, holding and learning about worms, dressing up like a plant, and more!