



Notes From the Field
Read on to discover what we’ve been up to at Growing to Give.
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.
Farm Report 7/17/25
Hello, Growing To Give Community! Let’s take a moment for the flowers! Our annual flower beds have just started producing the first blooms of pale pink cosmos, fanciful white orlaya, strawberry blonde calendula, and a few early bright zinnia heads. In our hedgerows and wildflower gardens, the regal purple spiderwort, magenta ninebark, wild foxgloves, cheery shasta daisies, and yarrow in ombre sunset tones are still... Click to read more.
Farm Report 6/18/25
Hello, Growing To Give Community! I’m sitting down to write the farm report and am entirely overwhelmed by how much has happened at the farm in the last month. I will do my best to start writing more frequently to keep you updated on the everchanging activities at the farm. I also invite you all to follow us on social media where we will be... Click to read more.
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.
In the News
“Brunswick food pantry farm sees successful harvest amid increased need” – Times Record 11/17/25 (read here)
“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” (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.



