Notes From the Field
Read on to discover what we’ve been up to at Growing to Give.
Farm Report 5/13/25
If you come by the farm on a spring morning, you will drive down the winding dirt driveway through rolling green hills. The golden morning light catches in each dewdrop and glows through the translucent walls of the high tunnels. You’ll be greeted at the green Garden Shed before joining the morning’s mixed crew of farm staff, volunteers, and interns to water seedlings and get ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 4/15/25
After these last spring snows, we are well and truly on the path toward warmer days. The daffodils are shooting up, and the sounds of birdsongs fill our mornings. We started opening up our volunteer calendar the first week of April and have been delighted to see so many new and returning volunteers already! It’s been amazing to see how much we can accomplish with ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 3/27/25
The Spring Equinox has come and gone, and though it is decidedly wintry as I write this, just last week it was 100F in the hoop houses! In the seedling trailer, newly sprouted storage onions, cabbage, and lettuces are bringing us joy and hope on these gray spring days. We can’t wait to have you all join us in tending to them as they grow! ... Click to read more.
Farm Report 2/21/25
Happy February to you all! I feel like I blinked and all of a sudden we’re midway through winter. Though the farm is nestled snugly under a blanket of snow, all of us at G2G have been busy preparing for the year to come. As the brand new Farm Director, I’ve been spending a lot of my winter familiarizing myself with the farm, getting to ... Click to read more.
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)
Newsletters
Fall 2021 Newsletter
Our 2021 harvest season has officially ended! We are really proud of what we accomplished and are already looking forward to 2022 with goals of expansion, developing our education curriculum, and more. Read the full newsletter here.
Spring 2021 Newsletter
The growing season has begun and we have a goal of producing 24,000 lbs of produce for neighbors in need this year! Read more about what's happening at Growing to Give here.
Newsletter – Fall 2020
Let's celebrate the 2020 growing season together! Read our fall newsletter here.
Newsletter – Summer/Fall 2019
Check out our most recent newsletter to take a journey through the growing season this year. The newsletter is rich with photos, Farm Reports, gratitude, and updates. To read it, click here.