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  • ABOUT US
    • MISSION
    • STAFF & BOARD
    • CONTACT
    • NEWSLETTERS
    • PRESS
    • FAQ
  • FOOD & FARMS
    • GTC COMMUNITY FARM STORE
    • HIP (Healthy Incentives Program)
  • YOUTH
    • YOUTH LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT
    • Instagram
    • TikTok
    • APPLY (FOR YOUTH ONLY)
  • DONATE
  • GET INVOLVED
    • JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
    • VOLUNTEER
    • HOUSE PARTIES & COMMUNITY FUNDRAISERS
    • EVENTS >
      • PAST EVENTS
      • CURRENT EVENTS

PRESS

2024
The Republican: At Gardening the Community, young urban farmers heal soil - and themselves 

2023
WHMP Radio: GTC Youth Appear on Talk the Talk With Bill Newman and Buzz Eisenburg 
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2021
​Mass Live: Go Fresh Mobile Market is back on the road delivering fresh produce in Springfield

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Models of change: Climate Change Carnival gives Amherst middle schoolers hands-on workshops on a changing planet

2020
Mass Live: Black-owned restaurants, grocers in Springfield and across Western Massachusetts you can support

22 News: 29 western Massachusetts nonprofits given grants to support families during pandemic

Mass Live: Harvard Pilgrim Health awards $230,000 to 25 nonprofits in Western, Central Mass for coronavirus relief


Greenfield Recorder: April 14: A vital day for giving in the Pioneer Valley

Greenfield Recorder: HIP helps sustain local farms, provides healthy food to those in need

Springfield's Gardening the Community hosts Fall Harvest Celebration virtually


2019
GTC at the Food is Public Health Oversight Hearing

Gardening the Community offers plant sale and fun in Springfield


These 100 Massachusetts organizations are getting grants for summer jobs for teens

2018
Gardening the Community celebrates opening of Walnut Street farm stand

Gardening the Community to open first ever farm stand in Springfield this Saturday

Gardening the Community: Bringing Food Justice to Springfield, MA

Gardening the Community opens farm stand on Walnut Street in Springfield

Gardening The Community opens greenhouse, farm stand  

Gardening the Community's pancake breakfast supports local, urban farming


2017

Full Shelves, Empty Calories: Springfield Neighborhood Still Waiting For Healthy Options

GTC Brings Old Hill Community Together

Longmeadow library patrons support Springfield's Gardening the Community organization

Mass Live: Springfield Gardening the Community gets $10K for cold storage



2016

Gardening the Community works to give Springfield residents healthy, fresh food
Mass Live: 
Springfield launches new season for GoFresh Mobile Farmer's Market reaching out to neighborhoods

Mass Live: GTC EATS! offers fresh, local, organic produce in Springfield's Mason Square area

Mass Live:  Gardening the Community inspires Springfield teens to grow, eat, fresh, healthy produce
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Channel 22 News: Gardening The Community: Plant Sale

The Reminder: Gardening organization takes root

​Mass Live: Valley Gives passes $1M mark as fundraising takes place online and in person


Channel 22 News: Gardening the Community breaks ground in Springfield

Mass Live: Gardening the Community inspires Springfield teens to grow, eat, fresh, healthy produce 

Mass Live: Ceremonia histórica de construcción de la nueva granja de la calle Walnut
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Mass Live: 
Photos: New roots in Mason Square for youth-based gardeners

2015

Edible Pioneer Valley: "Dig In: Taking Action Through Urban Farming"

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NOFA Mass: Gardening the Community raises the stakes for high quality produce

Mass Live: Buy plants for Mother's Day, support community gardening in Springfield

​Mass Live: Gardening the Community hosts pancake breakfast, celebrates harvest
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Amherst Media BGreen Show: Interview with Ibrahim Ali & Moises Ramos

​2014

Channel 22 News: Gardening the Community turns health hazards into healthy opportunities

Channel 22 News: Vacant Springfield Lot To Become Garden: Gardening The Community To Grow Fresh Produce For Local Residents

Mass Live: Shelburne's Piti Theatre Company Launches Bee Week Initiative with Springfield Museums, Gardening the Community, and Mason Square Branch Library
Springfield nonprofit farming group wins state grant
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Mass Live: Springfield's Gardening the Community invites the public to 'Get Sweet' on them

Mass Live: Springfield-based Gardening the Community group holds volunteer impact day to transform vacant lots on Walnut Street

Mass Live: Gardening the Community to host pancake breakfast fundraiser on Nov. 8

Mass Live: Shelburne's Piti Theatre Company launches 'Bee Week' Initiative with Springfield Museums, Growing the Community and Mason Square Branch Library
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Western Mass News: Volunteer group begins work on Springfield garden​
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Video about GTC Produced by the Mason Square Health Task Force

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Video about health and Urban Agriculture in Springfield
Produced by Live Well Springfield



2014 & Earlier
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More Than A Garden

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Springfield's oasis in the food desert now delivers: by bicycle

Mass Live: Gardening the Community's brunch fund-raiser promotes urban agriculture among young

Mass Live: Community garden takes root in Springfield's Old Hill neighborhood

Simple, Good & Tasty: Gardening the Community: Lessons From Youth Leaders 

Examiner: Springfield’s oasis in the food desert now delivers by bicycle

Gardening the Community 

Sea Change: Urban Agriculture: Sprouting Farms on Rooftops and Empty Lots 

Mass Live: Amherst College interns learning life lessons though 28 programs in Pioneer Valley 
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Mount Holyoke: MHC and Springfield Collaborate on Garden Project