Notes from the Field
Read on to discover what we’ve been up to at Growing to Give.
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.
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.
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
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.
Newsletter – Spring 2019
Growing to Give's spring newsletter includes: an Update from Patty a Farm Report a Funder Highlight a Call for Volunteers and more! To read the newsletter, click here.
Newsletter – Fall 2018
With fall vegetables still being harvested, and preparations well underway for early spring harvest, things are still busy at Growing to Give. But as Thanksgiving Day approaches, we hope you’ll join us in taking a few moments today to reflect on the true spirit of thanksgiving days - a spirit that countless humans have celebrated on special days over the millennia. It’s an overused phrase,... Click to read more.