Winter 2026 Newsletter: Busy Planning While Gardens Sleep
Our 2026 Winter Newsletter is out!
Find out about the exciting plans we have underway for the upcoming gardening season!
What to do with all those zucchinis: try our Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread.
Have a lot of zucchinis on-hand? We can relate! They are growing like crazy right now. But no need to waste them. Bake up some Zucchini Breads and share with friends and family.
Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup oil (avocado or olive oil recommended) + extra to grease your pan
- 1-½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups gluten-free flour (choose one with a one-to-one ratio to regular flour like King Arthur Flour or Cup4 Cup)
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 tsp vanilla
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 cups grated zucchini (no need to peel the zucchini – the green color makes the bread look more attractive)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350°
- With electric mixer, beat together oil, sugar and eggs
- Add dry ingredients and vanilla, beat well. Then fold in your grated zucchini and nuts
- Pour batter into two 9 x 5 x 2½ inch greased and floured bread pans and bake for 1 hour or until lightly browned
- Let cool in pans for 15 minutes. Remove and let cool on racks
- Slice and serve. Enjoy!
BCG Members Paint DIY Garden Signs for the Season Ahead
On Sunday some BCG members got together to prep for spring by painting vegetable signs for the gardens. It was a great winter opportunity to catch up with everyone, drink tea, and paint together– turns out everyone is not only a great gardener but a talented artist as well! Check out just a few of the signs we finished up. Painted by Holly, Wendy, John, and myself. We still have more to paint so get in touch if you’d like to come to the next gathering!
—Sophia
About the Author:
Sophia is a Biddeford resident who loves to spend time in the Williams Court garden on South Street. She has worked on farms since she was seventeen and has a background in no-till, no-spray, small-scale farming. She has had the privilege of growing in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Now she gets her farm-fix working with Biddeford Community Garden. Her primary goal is to be outside as much as possible, but you can also find her practicing her other joys which include throwing pots at the ceramic studio, carving prints, binding books, and making and marbling paper. Her favorite flower is an orange cosmos and her favorite vegetable is too hard to choose.