Come grow with us this season!
Explore our full calendar of workshops and community events.
FUNdraiser: Foraged Holiday Door Swag Workshop
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.
Backyard Growcery: Pop-Up Holiday Market
The Backyard Growcery is BACK for a pop-up holiday market hosted at The Cut in downtown Gloucester.
Celebrate the season in community, shop fresh & locally-grown food, enjoy live music and more in a great location. SNAP accepted. At this market, we’re offering a $20 SNAP match through Backyard Growers’ Market Mint program, which puts more money in eligible shoppers’ pockets to spend at the market.
See you at The Cut!
Community Dinner in the Garden
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
Drop-In Cover Crop Planting Workshop
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.
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Fall Seed Giveaway
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.
Seed Garlic Planting & Giveaway
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.
Fall Seed Giveaway
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.
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Fall Seed Giveaway
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.
Drop-In Season Extension Workshop
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!
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Fall Seed Giveaway
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.
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
The 10th Annual GrowDown
Let’s celebrate another successful season growing food in our community! Join us at Oak to Ember in downtown Gloucester for a farm-fresh dinner, libations, and fun. We’ll be sharing stories of impact to highlight all we’ve achieved together, with a live fund-a-need auction where you can help power our work into 2026 and beyond.
Proceeds from this fun (and delicious!) evening support Backyard Growers’ school and community programs, which have been connecting people and communities with the resources, knowledge, and space they need to grow their own food for 15 years.
THANK YOU for making an impact. Our work is your work and we couldn’t do it without you.
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Community Dinner - Ratatouille & Sausage
Join us for another potluck-style community dinner to celebrate the flavors of the season! We'll be preparing a traditional ratatouille using produce grown over the summer in the Beeman Elementary School gardens from plants grown by our friends at Three Sisters Garden Project. Have your own take on ratatouille? Make a batch of your favorite recipe to share, or bring another favorite side dish, dessert, or bread. Meat & Sweets will also be on hand, grilling up some of their homemade smokey jalapeno cheddar sausage for all guests.
Swap recipes and chat with neighbors or just sit back and enjoy the sounds of local musicians Somer O'Brien and friends.
When: Wednesday, September 3rd, 5-7pm (during the weekly Backyard Growcery), Burnham's Field Courtside Community Garden
BYO: plates, utensils, and a blanket or camp chairs for picnic-style seating on the grass
Backyard Growers will provide: dessert, napkins, ice water
A selection of seltzer and kombucha will be for sale at the Backyard Growers managers tent.
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Ripple In, Ripple Out Creative Workshop in the Garden
Join us for an evening of art in the garden with local artist, counselor, and gardener, Katie Cahill!
Together, we’ll explore how the patterns of the natural world, from the spiral of a sunflower to the curling swirls of a sea shell, can guide us inward, helping us uncover what longs to be seen, felt, and expressed.
We begin by rippling in: turning gently toward ourselves through exploratory mark-making, a creative practice open to all, regardless of experience. Here, there is no right or wrong, only the invitation to make marks that are true to you in that moment. For some, art may bring old narratives of “not good enough.” Let this be a space where that story dissolves, where curiosity replaces judgment, and self-expression becomes a form of care.
And then we ripple out: into community. Creating side by side, we remember the simple beauty of belonging without performance. Our individual gestures become part of a shared rhythm, a quiet tide of creativity that connects us—to ourselves, to nature, and to each other.
This workshop will be set in Backyard Growers' Burnham’s Field Community Garden (courtside) in Gloucester. Art supplies, seating, and beverages will be provided. Please check in at the BYG tent upon arrival.
About the facilitator, Katie Cahill, LMHC, ATR: Katie is a licensed mental health counselor and registered art therapist with a private practice in Gloucester. She is also a Reiki practitioner and an aspiring gardener of personal growth, healing, and hope, as well as a gardener of actual vegetables! Language can often be limiting. By exploring one's world through the creative process, one can gain new perspectives, express oneself more fully, and shine in their inner wisdom.
All proceeds from this event support the work of Backyard Growers.
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Games in the Garden: Fruit & Veggie Bingo
Join us to play a few rounds of Fruit & Veggie Bingo with your neighbors and Backyard Growers! We’ll be hosting our very first Games in the Garden during the Backyard Growcery, in Burnham’s Field Community Garden. Stop by to play games, hang out, and enjoy this beautiful green space that’s overflowing with food grown by community members. This event takes place during the Backyard Growcery, so you can get your grocery shopping done too!
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Burnham's Field Community Garden Tour
Visit Burnham’s Field Community Garden during the Backyard Growcery, Gloucester’s weekly farmers market, to tour this community garden that serves 55 Gloucester households. Explore what food gardeners are growing in their raised beds, see different methods of garden care, and even taste-test a harvest or two. The garden will be open to visitors, with gardeners working on their garden beds, sharing recipes & methods, and more.
Swing by the Backyard Growers table at the market to learn more.
The Backyard Growcery
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:
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!
Free Fall Seed Giveaway
Extend your growing season into the fall! We’re giving away free veggie seeds for fall crops for you to enjoy into the cooler months. Stop by the Backyard Growers tent at the Backyard Growcery to browse our seed collection and take away some of your favorites to plant in your own garden.
Come with your questions about how to extend your growing season!
Community Dinner in the Garden: Salads
Join us for a potluck-style community dinner to celebrate the flavors of the season in salad form!
The price of admission is a contribution to our buffet table: bring a sweet or savory salad featuring produce from your garden or your favorite local grower or market. Get creative with flavor combinations or keep it classic. Swap recipes and chat with neighbors or just sit back and enjoy the sounds of local artist Steve Lacey on guitar.
When: Wednesday, July 16, 5pm-7pm (during the weekly Backyard Growcery), Burnham's Field Community Garden - Courtside
BYO: plates, utensils, and a blanket or camp chairs for picnic-style seating on the grass
Backyard Growers will provide: dessert, napkins, ice water
A selection of seltzer and kombucha will be for sale.
Rhea's Pizzeria Napoletana will be selling at Burnham's until 7pm especially for this event in case guests want to add a pie or focaccia to their meal :)
