MAMAS

Gardening Collective – Working Group

About the Gardening Collective

Vision and Values

In keeping with the MAMAS theme that everyone has something to offer and everyone has things that they need, the MAMAS Gardening Collective invites people to give what they can (land, soil, seeds, time, other resources) and take what they need (vegetables, fruits, friendship, and more).

The collective strives to provide the community ways to achieve food sovereignty and reduce the ill-effects of food insecurity. We offer help and support to the community to make gardening and food production more accessible, local, and decentralized throughout Somerville and Medford.

Any and all are welcome in this endeavor, and you can be a part of it at any level—whether you’d like to harvest some locally-grown vegetables (but didn’t have the space to grow them), or want to offer something that can be of use (yard space, gardening skills, seeds, etc.), or volunteer to manage a garden, and more. MAMAS is working on setting up gardens in many neighborhoods, so fresh produce can be accessible to all, regardless of location or economic status, making it a true community effort.

Roles Within the Gardening Collective

There are many ways you can be involved in the project, including but not limited to

  • Sourcing and/or transporting supplies, 
  • Harvesting food from the gardens, to eat and/or share with neighbors, 
  • Gardening (weeding, watering, planting, etc.) on a regular schedule or 
  • Attending workdays or events on a drop-in basis,
  • Joining our Slack channel to see events and conversations about gardening
  • Helping with publicity (designing publicity materials, distributing flyers, telling your friends and neighbors about the project),
  • Becoming a garden manager (coordinating work days and making sure the garden is well taken care of) 
  • Becoming a garden host, hosting a garden in your yard (either as a manager or paired with one)
  • Becoming a Gardening Collective coordinator (helping connect new volunteers to gardens and connect supplies to garden managers, answering emails)

We currently hold online meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. If you would like to attend or are interested in helping in any way, you can fill out our interest form.

You can also email us at mamasgardeningcollective@gmail.com.

Garden Locations

Map last updated: April 23, 2026

Existing Gardens
Upcoming Gardens
Non-Food Gardens

Don’t see a location in your neighborhood? Maybe you could help us start one!

Publicly Accessible Gardens

Several of our gardens are open for anyone to visit any time: 

  • Hyperspace Garden (Porter Square): 42 Elm Street, Somerville 
  • Area 52 (Porter Square): Mossland x Elm Street
  • Sewall Commons (Winter Hill): 36 Sewall Street, Somerville
  • CrossFit Somerville (Union Square) Pollinator Garden: 35 Prospect Street, Somerville

The locations shown on the map above are approximate to avoid posting hosts’ addresses publicly. Most of the gardens are publicly accessible to their neighborhoods but don’t want their addresses broadcast to the world, and some are accessible only to volunteers.

Email us at mamasgardeningcollective@gmail.com if you’d like us to connect you with specific gardens in your neighborhood.

Don’t see a location in your neighborhood? Maybe you could help us start one!

Annual Events

February – Retrospective Meeting (online) to discuss last season and next season

April – Seed Swap 

May – Seedling Swap

May to September – Workdays at gardens scheduled as needed

September to November – Cleanup days at gardens scheduled as needed

Monthly meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm on Zoom. If you would like to attend or are interested in getting involved, please fill out our interest form.

35 Prospect Street, Somerville, MA
35 Prospect Street, Somerville, MA

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Get involved with the Gardening Collective:

Slack Channel: #wg-gardening-collective

Next steps to get involved:

  • Fill out interest form to indicate what you’re interested in helping with (we’ll send you a follow-up email and add you to the mailing list)

Gardening Collective Events:

  • 🌱 [In-person] Visit MAMAS’ gardens any time! Harvest free vegetables/herbs and say hi to any gardeners. Somerville locations include:
    • Area 52 (Mossland at Elm Street)
    • 42 Elm Street
    • 36 Sewall Street
    • More gardens are on Trull Street, Albion Street, and Conwell Ave – just look for the MAMAS signs!

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