We Believe in Fresh Food for All
Together we are growing a Maine where our communities are connected and nourished by fresh, culturally familiar food and growing space is accessible to all.
Food is more than a human right…
Food is culture
Food is connection
Food is collective liberation
50
stipended Youth Leadership Interns every year
3,000
elementary school students with hands on garden education
Over 485
people growing together in community gardens every year
$187,000
in SNAP/EBT and WIC sales matched dollar for dollar in 2024
60
families growing on 2 community farms
$190,000
in culturally important crops delivered to food pantries in 2024
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Updates
2025 Midwinter News
We’re all absorbing a lot of news right now, and it’s not a time to add to the noise. We do, however, want to share how Cultivating Community’s work is impacted by the uncertainty and loss of federal funding and how we are approaching our work moving forward. We’re going to keep growing good food and building community.
3/15 Winter Pruning Workshop
9 – 11 am Saturday, March 15th, 2025Boyd St Urban Orchard, 58 Boyd St, PortlandAll are welcome! Tired of winter and looking for a fun winter activity? Join us! Cultivating Community and ReTreeUs are hosting an interactive winter pruning workshop…
Winter 2024 News
This winter, we’re celebrating updates to our mission, a succesful raised bed building workshop at Boyd St., the launch of our greenhouse fundraising campaign, and more!
Announcing USDA Funding to Build Raised Beds
This project is an exciting next phase of our partnership with the Cityās Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department to ensure that Portlandās 11 community gardens are safe and accessible. We are happy to announce that we have secured funding through the Maine Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the next 3 garden rebuilds!
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Header photo by Greta Rybus
