"Food grown right here in Cambridge not only fills your stomach, it feeds your soul and nurtures your community. Our Hurley Street Neighborhood Farm is built on pemaculture principles to demonstrate we can use our 4,500 acres, 200 days of sunshine, and 49 inches of rain each year to feed ourselves while reconnecting us to the power of growing."

​Growing Food means Growing Climate Resilience

The Hurley St. Neighborhood Farm at 213 Hurley Street serves as a prototype for future “communal gardens” in Cambridge. With the help of local volunteers, Green Cambridge took over a large East Cambridge space on Hurley St. and converted it into a neighborhood farm. The farm departs from the conventional community garden in both its mission and its location. Unlike the typical community garden consisting of various privately-run plots, the neighborhood farm is collectively staffed by local volunteers of all backgrounds.

A core staff of volunteers help in the construction, planting, continual maintenance, and harvesting, with individual volunteer groups engaging at intermittent dates. The farm’s location on a private backyard aims to create community resiliency amongst neighbors and take advantage of underutilized growing space.

Employing Permaculture design principles, the farm’s socio-environmental goals focus on being “regenerative:” producing maximal nutrient-dense food, improving soil and ecosystem health for future growing, and serving as a gathering space for the community to celebrate food. The produce grown will benefit the landowners, volunteers, and Cambridge-centered food security organizations. This way, those who help can appreciate the direct results of the work they’ve contributed, hopefully sparking new passions for community gardening.

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​Volunteer at the Farm

​You can help grow! As we work to prep the space for our 2020 season, you can join in choosing plants, layout, and helping to engage communities to join! Join our Farm Advocate Group and be a part of this amazing work!

People of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome!
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