Growing to Give News2025-11-14T19:43:38+00:00

Notes From the Field

Read on to discover what we’ve been up to at Growing to Give.

Farm Report 11/6/25

Upcoming Events: Elderberry Workshop: Join us this Saturday, November 8th at 10AM for an informational workshop hosted by Abbie Sewall that will cover planting, growing, propagating, harvesting, and processing elderberries into syrup for fortified winter immunity. Abbie’s favorite syrup recipes will also be shared. Abbie’s goal is to turn all of us into Maine elderberry growers! Abbie Sewall has grown elderberry trees since 2011. She owned and operated... Click to read more.

November 20th, 2025|

Farm Report 10/23/25

Dear Growing to Give Community, The leaves are turning, the sweet potatoes have been dug and winter squash harvested, cover crops have been sown, and we have already had four killing frosts! Needless to say, the seasonal shift into fall has been busy, and we’ve been missing the help of our energetic interns and our wonderful seasonal volunteers. We have donated over 16,000 pounds... Click to read more.

November 20th, 2025|

Farm Report 8/28/25

Hello Dear Growing to Give Community, These are truly the golden days of summer. The mornings now carry a whisper of fall in their coolness and that special slant of the light. Flowers bloom all around and monarchs dance above their petals. These last few weeks on the farm have been quieter than usual without the happy chatter of interns. We’re incredibly grateful for all... Click to read more.

August 28th, 2025|

Farm Report 8/7/25

Hello, Growing To Give Community! You know it’s really peak summer when you’ve started picking tomatoes and peppers and can’t quite keep up with harvesting the beans! Our cucumbers are unfortunately not producing very much - the plants contracted bacterial wilt, a cucumber beetle borne disease, that slowly took them out despite our best efforts to keep them in check. Alas! It sounds like this... Click to read more.

August 7th, 2025|

In the News

“Community Farm Grows and Gives to Mitigate Climate Change and Food Insecurity” 3/1/25 (read here)

“Growing to Give Reaches 100,000-pounds of Donated Organic Produce” 8/16/24 (read here)

“Midcoast organizations join forces to address farm labor shortages” – Brunswick Times Record (read here)

“Using extra farm-fresh produce to help feed Mainers in need” – News Center Maine (read here)

“Bringing together people and food, Brunswick farm exceeds 50,000 lbs of donated produce” – Portland Press Herald (read more)

“Local organizations step up to help feed people in need during pandemic” – Portland Press Herald (read more)

“Maine Voices: Hungry Mainers need help from Washington to feed their families” – by John Newlin, Portland Press Herald (read more)

“Children, Bowdoin students and community members joined in solidarity protest for climate” – Brunswick Times Record (read more)

“Students ‘growing, giving and learning’ in new farm-based program” – Portland Press Herald (read more)

“Brunswick farm looks to expand, marks 30k in vegetable donations” – Portland Press Herald (read more)

“Spotlight: Theda Lyden” – Merrymeeting Food Council Summer 2019 Newsletter (read more)

“Brunswick group grows fresh produce for food banks” by Steve Minich – Channel 8, WMTW – Watch the video.

“Brunswick farm fights food insecurity with Growing to Give” – The Forecaster (read more)

“Growing to Give” – Times Record (read more)

Article featuring Growing to Give volunteer Robin Knight – LLBean (read more)

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