Collaborators

Transition Framingham and the Framingham Community Gardens Working Group, in partnership with the City of Framingham’s Department of Planning & Community Development, Department of Parks & Recreation, and Agricultural Advisory Committee, were awarded Community Preservation Act funding from the Community Preservation Committee to develop designs for possible new community garden sites at Bates Road Park and Roosevelt Park (project no. CPA23-019, “Design Study for New Community Garden Sites in Framingham”). This project received funding assistance from the residents of Framingham through the Framingham Community Preservation Act Fund.

Who We Are

A grassroots environmental organization that has been active in Framingham since 2011, Transition Framingham’s mission is to help Framingham move away from fossil fuel dependence to local resilience and sustainability. The Framingham Community Gardens Working Group, a project of Transition Framingham, aims to increase edible gardening within the Framingham community.

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On Saturday, May 4th, from 2:00-3:30 PM, a follow-up community gardens design meeting was held at atac (Amazing Things Arts Center), located at 160 Hollis Street in downtown Framingham. 

Following two very successful neighborhood meetings at Bates Road Park and Roosevelt Park, participants had an opportunity to provide feedback on multiple design options for a potential community garden at each park, developed based on public input at the initial neighborhood meetings in March! Facilitated by our design consultant RDLA, attendees were once again be invited to participate in the design process by sharing their ideas, suggestions, and questions, which will be used to create a final preferred design for each park. This was the third and final community participation meeting for this CPA-funded design project.

If you were unable to attend on May 4th, you can watch the Video Recording of the Follow-Up Meeting with thanks to Access Framingham!

Two very successful Community Garden Neighborhood Meetings were held at Bates Road Park and Roosevelt Park on March 30th!

If you were not able to attend but would like to provide feedback, we'd love to hear your thoughts! Video recordings of each meeting are now available online - thank you Access Framingham! Then after watching either meeting recording, please fill out the short questionnaire associated with that meeting to share your comments, ideas, and suggestions about a possible future community garden at a neighborhood park in south Framingham. See below for links to videos and questionnaires for each park.

Framingham Community Gardens Working Group 

The Framingham Community Gardens Working Group, a project of Transition Framingham, aims to increase edible gardening within the Framingham community. 

We are currently working to advance this mission by: 

• Serving as a resource to the community to help folks start and continue gardening

• Developing community partnerships to help bring food gardens to local institutions and organizations 

• Assisting local organizations with larger scale projects that increase access to fresh, locally grown food in our community

• Supporting and celebrating existing gardening projects in our community 

• Continuing to build a network of gardeners to help us achieve our mission

Transition Framingham 

Active in Framingham since 2011, Transition Framingham is a grassroots environmental organization associated with Transition United States and the global Transition Towns movement. 

Our mission is to work towards a socially-just transition for the City of Framingham, away from fossil fuel dependence to local resilience and sustainability. 

We strive for the environmental and community resilience initiatives we make in our community to be culturally inclusive, equitable in access, and representative of the vision and voices of the rich diversity of the Framingham community.

Learn more about us at: 

• http://transitionframingham.org/   

• http://www.facebook.com/TransitionFramingham/

• https://www.flickr.com/photos/transitionfram/ 

Our Accomplishments

Some highlights from our efforts to advance food gardening in Framingham:

• Annual Framingham Vegetable Gardens Tour showcasing local home and community gardens | Our 12th year in 2023!

• Permaculture food forest garden installed at Open Spirit, in partnership with Green Abundance by Design | 2016

• Framingham Seed Lending Library established, in partnership with the Framingham Public Library, with seed libraries at the Downtown Library, McAuliffe Library, and Bookmobile | 2016

• Garden planter box installed in front of McAuliffe Library, to showcase vegetable and herb varieties offered at the Framingham Seed Lending Library | August 2020

• Raised bed garden installed at new Pelham Lifelong Learning Center for educational kids gardening program | August 2020

• Co-sponsor of Daniel’s Table South Framingham Fruit Tree Initiative | Spring 2021

• Co-sponsor of Framingham Community Farm’s Grow Bag Project, providing opportunity and resources for 50 food pantry clients to grow their own tomatoes at home | Spring 2022

• Awarded Community Preservation Act funding as applicant for CPA23-019, “Design Study for New Community Garden Sites in Framingham” | March 2023

• Submitted grant for improvements to the Pratt Street Community Garden using FY24 Community Preservation Act funding as applicant for CPA24-012, “Pratt Street Community Garden Fencing and Storage” | November 2023