Waltham Fields Community Farm

10/11/2025

DID YOU KNOW?

Strawflowers close in the dark, during rainy weather, or on cloudy days as part of a natural process called nyctinasty.

This natural plant behavior protects the flower's reproductive centers for pollinators.

Triggered by the absence of sunlight, the blooms close up tight. They open again when the sunlight returns.

10/08/2025

After Schoolers are celebrating the end of our Indigo harvest with flower crowns and making blue using the salt-resist dying method.

Opportunities to learn more about the history and use of Indigo and to visit the plants will be plentiful at Farm Day (10/18!). Farm Day visitors will get to see the After Schooler's natural dyes work displayed on the Farm Day Potato Truck Banner this year!

Read more about the history of Indigo in this article from Medium by Thomas Stege Boyer.
The History of Indigo Dyeing and How It Changed the World | by Thomas Stege Bojer | Medium https://share.google/XUPzVysfHf1V9sqKg

10/06/2025

A huge thank you to the Waltham Council on Aging, their director, Patrick J. O'Brien,, and all the folks who joined us at our table at the Waltham Aging in Place Resource Fair!
We loved chatting with our neighbors, hearing your input about how we can make our Community Farm more accessible to meet everyone's needs, and distributing joy in the form of flowers.

100 fresh marigolds went home with folks in honor of Hispanic Heritage, and in preparation for upcoming Dwali and Día De Los Mu***os holidays.

75 grape hyacinth growing kits found new homes as we prepared for those dark winter days ahead by growing spring flowers at home using stratification and bulb-forcing techniques. We can't wait to hear how your flowers bloom!

10/04/2025

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10/04/2025

09/26/2025

Save the date, our 15th Annual Farm Day celebration is near! This FREE community event will be held on Saturday October 18 betwen 1-4pm. Thanks to , the Tick Tock Trolley will be making continuous loops between the Waltham Common and during the event. Pick-Your-Own Carrot Patch, Tractor Climb, Hay Stage Live Music, Farm Magic, and so much more farm fun! Link in bio for more details. See you on the farm!

09/23/2025

We really need help - sign up online for veggie prepping https://communityfarms.org/involved/volunteer-service or come to Friday and Saturday morning drop-ins - special drop-in this Friday 😁 all hands on deck/in the farm fields!

09/14/2025

Team now has 10 members! Lets keep it going as we need your support to reach our goal this year! Our food security programs have been underway since June, providing locally grown, fresh and healthy food through our collaborations and programs. We have committed to a year-round Food Access Coordinator position to help foster trustworthy relationships within the community and deepen collaboration with partnering organizations. Please join our team or donate today to support these initiatives and nourish members of our community experiencing vulnerability, food insecurity and and diet related health issues. See link in bio or our website to join as a walker, bicyclist or however you want to fundraise! If that’s not possible, consider donating to Team Ride For Food! Thanks to our 10 fantastic team members thus far!

09/10/2025

We are so excited to participate in celebrating Waltham this year with our neighbors and fellow community organizations. See you there, farm friends!

𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑺𝑨𝑻𝑼𝑹𝑫𝑨𝒀! Join us for our annual "𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆"event on the Common from 11am-4pm! A variety of fun activities & entertainment will be available for the whole family! 🥳

09/08/2025

Attention adult children who grew up with WGBH and PBS! Roger Swain taught me about growing food and Julia Child (and Marian Morash!) taught me how to cook it. So excited to welcome Roger back to the farm for this workshop! Register today for your own memories, learning and for the fun!

09/06/2025

Crop Mob now til noon come on out! Weeding carrots and pulling up biodegradable plastic for proper composting. And I found a 5-leaf clover! We are lucky indeed.