Sprout by sprout, urban farming deepening its roots in Mass.
The garden sites range from schools, businesses and other locations like Fenway Park’s rooftop where people of all ages can get hands-on education about farming and grow local foods.
By Katie Castellani
State House News Service
Aug 22, 2026
Excerpt:
Sprouts rise from rolling tables inside a greenhouse in an unlikely location: on pavement and a just feet away from the MBTA’s Green Line that regularly rumbles by with trains full of passengers heading into Boston.
“So, this is just kind of a reminder of the truly urban spaces that we’re working with here,” Julia Toropov, education and programs specialist with Green City Growers, said while leading a group into the company’s greenhouse in Somerville.
The sprouts, which are planted on the tables so they can grow above the pavement, represent the beginnings of crops that urban farming company Green City Growers sends to around 200 garden sites in and beyond the Greater Boston area with the goal of educating people about agriculture and bolstering local food systems.
“You know the idea is to help, we believe in an attitude of abundance,” said Christopher Grallert, Green City Growers CEO. “We believe there’s a huge desire for reinvigoration of the local food system.”
The garden sites range from schools, businesses and other locations like Fenway Park’s rooftop where people of all ages can get hands-on education about farming and grow local foods.
Before they reach the garden sites, the plants get started at Green City Growers. Once the sprouts have grown enough, they transition outside to a side yard where farmers and farmer educators can grab the crops they need and bring them to the garden sites. The company grows 50 different crops, not including several different varieties of plants like kale and tomatoes, said Mattie Devin, Green City Growers’ urban farm manager.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/sprout-by-sprout-urban-farming-deepening-its-roots-in-mass/
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