Join us at Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, brought to life by Backyard Growers every Wednesday from 2:30-6:30pm at Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Backyard Growcery brings fresh, local food to our community while supporting small-scale farms and up-and-coming food businesses. It’s more than just a market—it’s a space to connect, learn, and grow together. Stop by weekly to shop seasonal local veggies and other fresh and prepared foods, join free veggie gardening and arts workshops, connect with family & friends, and support a vibrant local food system right in your own backyard!

The Growcery proudly accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. SNAP users can visit the Backyard Growers table every week to receive extra cash to spend at the market through Market Mint, Backyard Growers' $5 SNAP match. On July 29, seniors can stop by to pick up their Senior Farmers Market Coupons on-site.

On July 29, we are welcoming:

🥖 Bonny Breads - delicious bread & baked goods

🥪 Between Sandwiches - incredible prepared foods

🥕 Cedar Rock Gardens - beautiful produce grown in West Gloucester

🔨 The Cornerstone Creative - youth-crafted wood creation

🥬 First Light Farm - fresh produce from Hamilton

🍻 Laneside Brewing - canned locally-brewed craft beers to-go

🐣 Pleasant Valley Gardens: The Bonanno Family Farm - fresh produce & eggs from Methuen

🍕 Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana - artisanal pizza to pre-order online and enjoy at the market

🌱 SweetSoil Foods - dried herbs & spices, natural snacks, and cocktail enhances from local organic produce

🍄 Underground Mushroom Co - fresh mushrooms & mushroom grow kits

See you at Burnham’s!

Join us at Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, brought to life by Backyard Growers every Wednesday from 2:30-6:30pm at Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Stop by weekly to shop seasonal local veggies and other fresh and prepared foods, join free veggie gardening and arts workshops, connect with family & friends, and support a vibrant local food system right in your own backyard!

The Growcery proudly accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. SNAP users can visit the Backyard Growers table every week to receive extra cash to spend at the market through Market Mint, Backyard Growers' $5 SNAP match. At the July 22 market, WIC users can stop by to pick up their coupons on-site.

On July 22, we are welcoming:

🥖 Bonny Breads - delicious bread & baked goods

🥬 Cedar Rock Gardens - fresh produce, flowers & plants from West Gloucester

🔨 The Cornerstone Creative - youth-crafted wood creations

🥕 First Light Farm - fresh produce from Hamilton

🍻 Laneside Brewing - canned locally-brewed craft beers to-go

🐣 Pleasant Valley Gardens: The Bonanno Family Farm - fresh produce & eggs from Methuen

 🍕 Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana - artisanal pizza to pre-order online and enjoy at the market

 🍅 Squirrel Farm - produce grown in a backyard market garden by a 12-year old in Beverly

 🌱 SweetSoil Foods - dried herbs & spices, natural snacks, and cocktail enhances from local organic produce

🥨 The Woven Crust - a hyper-local sourdough cottage bakery

 🍄 Underground Mushroom Co - fresh mushrooms & mushroom grow kits

Bring a blanket or camp chairs to hang out and enjoy live music from Somer & John.

Gloucester's co-poet laureate Heidi Wakeman will be at this market to host an interactive collective poetry playshop.

Plus, stop by the Backyard Growers educational garden beds for a lesson on how to harvest, braid & cure garlic.

See you at Burnham’s!

Join us at Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, brought to life by Backyard Growers every Wednesday from 2:30-6:30pm at Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Backyard Growcery brings fresh, local food to our community while supporting small-scale farms and up-and-coming food businesses. Stop by weekly to shop seasonal local veggies and other fresh and prepared foods, join free veggie gardening and arts workshops, connect with family & friends, and support a vibrant local food system right in your own backyard!

The Growcery proudly accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. SNAP users can visit the Backyard Growers table every week to receive extra cash to spend at the market through Market Mint, Backyard Growers' $5 SNAP match.

On July 15, we are welcoming:
🥖 Bonny Breads - delicious bread & baked goods

🥪 Between Sandwiches - incredible prepared foods

🎨 Cape Ann Art Haven - an art workshop for kids, 2:30-4pm

🐟 Cape Ann Fresh Catch - fresh & smoked seafood

🥬 Cedar Rock Gardens - fresh produce, flowers & plants from West Gloucester

🔨 The Cornerstone Creative - youth-crafted wood creations

🎨 Exploring Art & Sensory - hands-on art & nature activities

🥕 First Light Farm - fresh produce from Hamilton

🐝 Gloucester Sea Hive - honey from Lanesville bees

🐣 Pleasant Valley Gardens: The Bonanno Family Farm - fresh produce & eggs from Methuen

🍕 Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana - artisanal pizza to pre-order online and enjoy at the market

🍅 Squirrel Farm - produce grown in a backyard market garden by a 12-year old in Beverly

🌱 SweetSoil Foods - dried herbs & spices, natural snacks, and cocktail enhances from local organic produce

🥨 The Woven Crust - a hyper-local sourdough cottage bakery

🍄‍🟫 Underground Mushroom Co - fresh mushrooms & mushroom grow kits

Plus, stop by Backyard Growers’ educational garden beds to learn about how to prune your tomatos and thin your carrot seedlings for a bountiful harvest. Bring a blanket or camp chair to hang out and enjoy live music by Arnie.

See you at Burnham’s!

Join us at Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, brought to life by Backyard Growers every Wednesday from 2:30-6:30pm at Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Backyard Growcery brings fresh, local food to our community while supporting small-scale farms and up-and-coming food businesses. It’s more than just a market—it’s a space to connect, learn, and grow together. Stop by weekly to shop seasonal local veggies and other fresh and prepared foods, join free veggie gardening and arts workshops, connect with family & friends, and support a vibrant local food system right in your own backyard!

The Growcery proudly accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. SNAP users can visit the Backyard Growers table every week to receive extra cash to spend at the market through Market Mint, Backyard Growers' $5 SNAP match.

From local farms and bakers to small-scale prepared food businesses, our vendor list continues to grow.

To kick off the season, on July 8 we are welcoming:
🥖 Bonny Breads - delicious bread & baked goods
🥪 Between Sandwiches - incredible prepared foods
🔨 The Cornerstone Creative - youth-crafted wood creations
🥕 First Light Farm - fresh produce from Hamilton
🐣 Pleasant Valley Gardens: The Bonanno Family Farm - fresh produce & eggs from Methuen
🍕 Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana - artisanal pizza to pre-order online and enjoy at the market
🥤 Shore Sips - the North Shore's only dirty soda company
🌱 SweetSoil Foods - dried herbs & spices, natural snacks, and cocktail enhances from local organic produce
🥨 The Woven Crust - a hyper-local sourdough cottage bakery
🍄‍🟫 Underground Mushroom Co - fresh mushrooms & mushroom grow kits

Bring a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy live music by 2 Guys, 10 Strings.

Plus, Burnham’s Field Community Garden will be open for public tours.

See you at Burnham’s!

Stock your garden with beautiful vegetable seedlings at Backyard Growers’ annual Community Seedling Sale. All seedlings are grown by our friends at Cedar Rock Gardens in West Gloucester. Proceeds support Backyard Growers’ work cultivating equitable access to the resources, space & knowledge people need to grow their own food in our community.

Plus, this year’s event will feature an early season pop-up Backyard Growcery, downtown Gloucester’s farmers market. In addition to seedlings, attendees can shop fresh, high-quality produce from local farmers, enjoy prepared foods and live music, join kids’ activities, enter exciting raffles, and celebrate growing food together in community.

Vendors include:

Milky Way Apothecary’s medicinal plants

Garden of Wings pollinator kits

First Light Farm

Underground Mushroom

Marshview Farm

The Woven Crust

Salty’s Bagels

Between Sandwiches

See you at Burnham’s!

Sip & Sow with us at Laneside Pub & Brewery!

🥕 In this outdoor container gardening workshop, the Backyard Growers team will teach you to grow fresh food using Grow Bags, pots, and other creative solutions at home. Join us on the back patio at Cape Ann Lanes and Laneside Pub & Brewery. Enjoy brews and snacks from the pub while we fill their planters with edible goodies perfect for a container garden.

🍅 You'll learn how to grow fresh food in your driveway, on a front porch, your side yard, and more. 

🌽 We'll help you plan a veggie garden in containers to meet your needs and work with your space.

🎟️ Tickets are free for Backyard Growers Program Gardeners (e.g. people who grow their own food in our Community Garden, Backyard Garden, GrowBag Garden Programs.) $20 general public admission. Ticket sales support Backyard Growers' work in the community connecting people with equitable access to the resources, knowledge, and space to grow their own food. 

If you are a SNAP EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cardholder, you are eligible for a 50% discount on General Admission to our workshops, thanks to Massachusetts Card to Culture. Please use the following discount codes:

• SNAP EBT cardholders should use the code MCCEBT.

• WIC cardholders should use the code MCCWIC.

• ConnectorCare cardholders should use MCCCC.

🥕 In this workshop, the Backyard Growers team will introduce you to the Square-Foot Gardening Method, which helps gardeners make the most of limited growing space to grow the most food possible for a household. We'll show you how to do this by using gridded square feet instead of rows. 

🍅 You'll work with us to create your own custom vegetable garden plan for the season. 

💚 This is an interactive workshop. All are welcome! 

🎟️ Tickets are free for Backyard Growers Program Gardeners (e.g. those who grow food with us in our Community Garden, Backyard Garden, or GrowBag Garden Programs.)

🎟️ General admission tickets are $20. Proceeds from general admissions tickets to our spring gardening workshops are essential to support our work throughout the year connecting communities with equitable access to the resources, knowledge, and space to grow their own food.

If you are a SNAP EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cardholder, you are eligible for a 50% discount on General Admission to our workshops, thanks to Massachusetts Card to Culture. Please use the following discount codes:

• SNAP EBT cardholders should use the code MCCEBT.

• WIC cardholders should use the code MCCWIC.

• ConnectorCare cardholders should use MCCCC.

🥕 In this workshop, the Backyard Growers team will introduce you to the Square-Foot Gardening Method, which helps gardeners make the most of limited growing space to grow the most food possible for a household. We'll show you how to do this by using gridded square feet instead of rows. 

🍅 You'll work with us to create your own custom vegetable garden plan for the season. 

💚 This is an interactive workshop. All are welcome! 

🎟️ Tickets are free for Backyard Growers Program Gardeners (e.g. those who grow food with us in our Community Garden, Backyard Garden, or GrowBag Garden Programs.)

🎟️ General admission tickets are $20. Proceeds from general admissions tickets to our spring gardening workshops are essential to support our work throughout the year connecting communities with equitable access to the resources, knowledge, and space to grow their own food.

If you are a SNAP EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cardholder, you are eligible for a 50% discount on General Admission to our workshops, thanks to Massachusetts Card to Culture. Please use the following discount codes:

• SNAP EBT cardholders should use the code MCCEBT.

• WIC cardholders should use the code MCCWIC.

• ConnectorCare cardholders should use MCCCC.

🥕 In this workshop, the Backyard Growers team will teach you to grow fresh food using Grow Bags, pots, and other creative solutions at home. 

🍅 You'll learn how to grow fresh food in your driveway, on a front porch, your side yard, and more. 

🌽 This workshop includes key considerations and benefits, container sizing, vegetable seeds and seedlings well-suited to containers, soil health and care & more.

🎟️ Tickets are free for Backyard Growers Program Gardeners (e.g. people who grow their own food in our Community Garden, Backyard Garden, GrowBag Garden Programs.) $20 general public admission. Ticket sales support Backyard Growers' work in the community connecting people with equitable access to the resources, knowledge, and space to grow their own food. 

If you are a SNAP EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cardholder, you are eligible for a 50% discount on General Admission to our workshops, thanks to Massachusetts Card to Culture. Please use the following discount codes:

• SNAP EBT cardholders should use the code MCCEBT.

• WIC cardholders should use the code MCCWIC.

• ConnectorCare cardholders should use MCCCC.

Ready to grow your best garden from seed? Join Katy Marques from Backyard Growers for Seeds of Success: Growing Vegetables from Seed, a workshop designed to set you up for a strong growing season. We’ll cover the essentials of direct sowing and starting seeds for transplant, walk through the basic supplies you need for success, and share practical tips and tricks to help your seedlings thrive. There will be plenty of time for open Q&A, so you can get answers tailored to your garden. You’ll leave feeling confident, prepared, and ready to grow. 

Join us in Community Room 003 to learn about volunteer opportunities with Backyard Growers this spring in the garden, at community events, and in the office. No previous gardening experience required.

Join us in Community Room 003 to learn about volunteer opportunities with Backyard Growers this spring in the garden, at community events, and in the office. No previous gardening experience required.

🥕 In this workshop, the Backyard Growers team will introduce you to the Square-Foot Gardening Method, which helps gardeners make the most of limited growing space to grow the most food possible for a household. We'll show you how to do this by using gridded square feet instead of rows. 

🍅 You'll work with us to create your own custom vegetable garden plan for the season. 

💚 This is an interactive workshop. All are welcome! 

🎟️ Tickets are free for Backyard Growers Program Gardeners (e.g. those who grow food with us in our Community Garden, Backyard Garden, or GrowBag Garden Programs.)

🎟️ General admission tickets are $20. Proceeds from general admissions tickets to our spring gardening workshops are essential to support our work throughout the year connecting communities with equitable access to the resources, knowledge, and space to grow their own food.

If you are a SNAP EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cardholder, you are eligible for a 50% discount on General Admission to our workshops, thanks to Massachusetts Card to Culture. Please use the following discount codes:

• SNAP EBT cardholders should use the code MCCEBT.

• WIC cardholders should use the code MCCWIC.

• ConnectorCare cardholders should use MCCCC.

Can’t make it to our Spring Seed Giveaway event on March 7? You can still stop by Backyard Growers HQ at select hours during the following week to browse our vegetable seed library and take away free seeds to get your 2026 garden up and running this season. At this event you can expect:

🍅 Free vegetable seeds to start indoors at home

🥕 Free vegetable seeds to sow directly into your garden

🌱 New vegetable seed varieties for you to explore, in addition to the classics

🥬 Vegetable garden planning resources and guides

💡 Our team on-hand to answer vegetable gardening questions, from beginner to expert

💚 Applications for Backyard Growers’ 2026 Community Garden, Backyard Garden & GrowBag Garden Programs

We can’t wait to see you!

Can’t make it to our Spring Seed Giveaway event on March 7? You can still stop by Backyard Growers HQ at select hours during the following week to browse our vegetable seed library and take away free seeds to get your 2026 garden up and running this season. At this event you can expect:

🍅 Free vegetable seeds to start indoors at home

🥕 Free vegetable seeds to sow directly into your garden

🌱 New vegetable seed varieties for you to explore, in addition to the classics

🥬 Vegetable garden planning resources and guides

💡 Our team on-hand to answer vegetable gardening questions, from beginner to expert

💚 Applications for Backyard Growers’ 2026 Community Garden, Backyard Garden & GrowBag Garden Programs

We can’t wait to see you!

Can’t make it to our Spring Seed Giveaway event on March 7? You can still stop by Backyard Growers HQ at select hours during the following week to browse our vegetable seed library and take away free seeds to get your 2026 garden up and running this season. At this event you can expect:

🍅 Free vegetable seeds to start indoors at home

🥕 Free vegetable seeds to sow directly into your garden

🌱 New vegetable seed varieties for you to explore, in addition to the classics

🥬 Vegetable garden planning resources and guides

💡 Our team on-hand to answer vegetable gardening questions, from beginner to expert

💚 Applications for Backyard Growers’ 2026 Community Garden, Backyard Garden & GrowBag Garden Programs

We can’t wait to see you!

Can’t make it to our Spring Seed Giveaway event on March 7? You can still stop by Backyard Growers HQ at select hours during the following week to browse our vegetable seed library and take away free seeds to get your 2026 garden up and running this season. At this event you can expect:

🍅 Free vegetable seeds to start indoors at home

🥕 Free vegetable seeds to sow directly into your garden

🌱 New vegetable seed varieties for you to explore, in addition to the classics

🥬 Vegetable garden planning resources and guides

💡 Our team on-hand to answer vegetable gardening questions, from beginner to expert

💚 Applications for Backyard Growers’ 2026 Community Garden, Backyard Garden & GrowBag Garden Programs

We can’t wait to see you!

Stop by Backyard Growers HQ to browse our vegetable seed library and take away free seeds to get your 2026 garden up and running this season. At this event you can expect:

🍅 Free vegetable seeds to start indoors at home

🥕 Free vegetable seeds to sow directly into your garden

🌱 New vegetable seed varieties for you to explore, in addition to the classics

🥬 Vegetable garden planning resources and guides, with places to sit down and plan with your family, friends & neighbors

💡 Our team on-hand to answer vegetable gardening questions, from beginner to expert

🎨 Activities for kids

💚 Applications for Backyard Growers’ 2026 Community Garden, Backyard Garden & GrowBag Garden Programs

☕️ Coffee & pastries

We can’t wait to see you!

Join us in Community Room 003 to learn about volunteer opportunities with Backyard Growers this spring in the garden, at community events, and in the office. No previous gardening experience required.

Join Backyard Growers for an evening of festive fun for a cause and learn to make your own holiday swag for your door, using seasonal foraged materials found on Cape Ann. We'll provide drinks, nibbles, and all materials.

Tickets: $60 per person. Proceeds support Backyard Growers' work creating equitable access to the resources people need to grow their own food in our community and at 100% of Gloucester Public Schools.

We’re closing out the Backyard Growcery season with a final potluck Community Dinner in Burnham’s Field Community Garden. Contribute a dish and spend the evening relaxing in the garden with your neighbors. We’ll be providing illumination as the light fades. We’ve had a great season sharing meals as a community, and we hope you’ll join us for a final celebration.

🥕 BYO: plates, utensils, and a blanket or camp chairs for picnic-style seating on the grass

🍅 Backyard Growers will provide: dessert, napkins, ice water

Stop by Burnham’s Field Community Garden to learn how cover crops can benefit the health of your vegetable garden’s soil. We’ll be offering a demonstration of what the options are in our region and how to seed your garden.

Stop by Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, brought to life by Backyard Growers every Wednesday from 2:30-6:30pm at Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Backyard Growcery brings fresh, local food to our community while supporting small-scale farms and up-and-coming food businesses. It’s more than just a market—it’s a space to connect, learn, and grow together. Stop by weekly to shop fresh veggies and other fresh foods, join free arts, vegetable & pollinator gardening workshops, connect with family & friends, and and support a vibrant local food system right in your own backyard!

The Growcery proudly accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. Plus, this year, the Backyard Growcery is doubling the number of vendors at the market who accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons.

Vendors include:

Cedar Rock Gardens

Marshview Farm

First Light Farms

Bonny Breads

Wild Heart vegan bakery

Underground Mushroom

Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana

High Tide Farm

And more!

Plus, keep an eye out for pop-up appearances from other North Shore food vendors and producers all season long.

See you at Burnham’s!

Stop by the Backyard Growers table at this week’s Backyard Growcery to pick up free fall seeds for your vegetable garden. We have varieties that allow you to extend your growing season with a range of greens including spinach, lettuce, and arugula.

Stop by the Backyard Growers educational beds for tips and tricks for a successful garlic planting and harvest. We’ll also be giving away free seed garlic to get you started.

Stop by the Backyard Growers table at this week’s Backyard Growcery to pick up free fall seeds for your vegetable garden. We have varieties that allow you to extend your growing season with a range of greens including spinach, lettuce, and arugula.

Stop by Gloucester’s farmers market, the Backyard Growcery, brought to life by Backyard Growers every Wednesday from 2:30-6:30pm at Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Backyard Growcery brings fresh, local food to our community while supporting small-scale farms and up-and-coming food businesses. It’s more than just a market—it’s a space to connect, learn, and grow together. Stop by weekly to shop fresh veggies and other fresh foods, join free arts, vegetable & pollinator gardening workshops, connect with family & friends, and and support a vibrant local food system right in your own backyard!

The Growcery proudly accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons. Plus, this year, the Backyard Growcery is doubling the number of vendors at the market who accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons.

Vendors include:

Cedar Rock Gardens

Marshview Farm

First Light Farms

Bonny Breads

Wild Heart vegan bakery

Underground Mushroom

Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana

High Tide Farm

And more!

Plus, keep an eye out for pop-up appearances from other North Shore food vendors and producers all season long.

See you at Burnham’s!

Stop by the Backyard Growers table at this week’s Backyard Growcery to pick up free fall seeds for your vegetable garden. We have varieties that allow you to extend your growing season with a range of greens including spinach, lettuce, and arugula.

Stop by Backyard Growers’ educational garden beds to learn how to extend the growing season in your own garden. We’ll be demonstrating how to create a structure over your garden using hoops and remay to protect crops into the chillier weather. We’ll also be giving away fall seeds that you can still plant in your garden for a cool weather harvest.

Stop by!