This growing season, meet us in a different community garden each month to help us tidy-up the space. At each volunteer event, we’ll do tasks like weeding, woodchip mulching, repairs, and clean up. Snacks, work gloves, and tools will be provided, but please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and bring a refillable water bottle.
On 5/19, join UMaine Extension and Cultivating Community for a workshop that will teach the basics of how to maximize yields in your uraban garden.
Join us for a volunteer “happy hour” at Riverton Community Garden on July 9th from 5 to 7 pm!
Join us for a volunteer “happy hour” at North St Community Garden on June 11th from 5 to 7 pm!
Join us on May 31st at Allagash Brewing Co. Cellars to celebrate our Community Farms! This event is free and family friendly. We’ll have live music, a raffle, local snacks, and Boyd St. Orchard peach beer.
Cultivating Community’s Spring program, Youth Leadership Intensive, invites you to help “wake up” the Boyd St. Urban Farm for Maine’s growing season! At this party you’ll: Give our youth interns the chance to lead an event, work on garden projects, clean up green spaces, and connect as a community over the promise of new growth!
We are hosting a raised bed building workshop at Common Share Community Garden. Common Share is a one acre communally-farmed garden nestled within Portland’s Easter Prom. Help us transform this in-ground garden into a beautiful raised bed garden before the growing season begins!
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…
This project is an exciting next phase of our partnership with the City’s Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department to ensure that Portland’s 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!
Volunteers needed! We are hosting a raised bed building workshop at Boyd Street Community Garden. Help us transform this in-ground garden into a beautiful raised bed garden before winter comes!