World Crops of Cambridge and Somerville

About the Garden

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Beginning in 1994 The Somerville Community Growing Center was created in collaborate between the local non-profits, community agencies, and the city government in hopes to serve as a model for healthy land use. The Center serves as a green space to nurture community unity by way of environmental education and cultural engagement with the diverse community of Somerville.

The Center focuses largely to engage local youth by serving as an education center teaching about various cultural issues, the natural world, and community service. The Center provides various after school programs and partners with the Cummings School to utilize the local space. Furthermore, the Center works to enrich cultural diversity by coordinating seasonal concerts, festivals, and educational programs for the local community. 

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Throughout the Community Growing Center's property there are various cultural crops which have been grown over the years. Some crops include various herbs an spaces appropriate to the diverse community of individuals who participate in the Growing Center's community! The Growing Center relies almost exclusively on volunteers to maintain the community garden. 

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