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!
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Upcoming Events at Backyard Growers
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.
Coming Up at Backyard Growers
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.
What’s New with Backyard Growers
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.
February Break with Backyard Growers! Tickets selling fast!
Tickets are selling fast for Backyard Grower’s February Break program– grab yours today! Contact Sarah: 978-281-0480 or sarah@backyardgrowers.org
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
Garden Opportunities with Backyard Growers
Backyard Growers has several applications now open for the 2018 growing season!
Interested in having a backyard garden? Apply for our Backyard Garden Program (Gloucester residents only) or our Give-a-Garden, Get-a-Garden Program (Open to all Cape Ann).
Love gardening and want to volunteer with us? Consider our Garden Mentor Program! Our oldest and one of our most important volunteering programs where you can support a new gardener throughout the growing season.
Questions? Contact community@backyardgrowers.org or call 978-281-0480
Have a future backyard grower that’s looking for something to do over February break?
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
February Break with Backyard Growers!
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
This Week at Backyard Growers:
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!
This Week at Backyard Growers:
Join Backyard Growers this Thursday, January 17th, 6pm as we partner with Pigeon Cove Ferments at our two-part fermentation workshop learning all about the benefits of fermentation!
Part 1 will be held at Backyard Growers where we will learn more about lacto-fermentation and the benefits of incorporating fermented food into our diets. All ages welcome.
Tickets can be purchased online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fermentation-workshops-tickets-41291296379
Questions? Contact: community@backyardgrowers.org or call 978-281-0480
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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!
Backyard Growers Presents: Fermentation Workshop
Join Backyard Growers as we partner with Pigeon Cove Ferments at our two-part fermentation workshop learning all about the benefits of fermentation!
Part 1 will be held at Backyard Growers where we will learn more about lacto-fermentation and the benefits of incorporating fermented food into our diets. All ages welcome.
PLEASE NOTE: this workshop will be at Backyard Growers’ office: 271 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
Part 2 will be held at Pigeon Cove Ferments kitchen where participants are fully engaged in the sauerkraut making process and will leave with their own jar of homemade kraut. All ages welcome.
PLEASE NOTE: this workshop will be at Pigeon Cove’s kitchen:
If you have any questions, contact: community@backyardgrowers.org or 978-281-0480
Hope to see you there!
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