May 13, 2026 | Garden News
We’re excited to introduce a new way to support Biddeford Community Gardens this growing season — and become part of the garden in a visible, lasting way.
With a sponsorship starting at $100, your name, or a dedication to someone special, will be displayed on a personalized plaque mounted directly on one of our garden beds throughout the growing season, starting with our beds at our largest garden — Rotary Park in Biddeford.
Your support directly helps fund:
🪴Our greenhouse
👩🌾 Seeds and tools
🌱Soil and compost
💦 Water access
👫Youth and community programming
This year, we’re launching our inaugural class of Founding Garden Sponsors — our first group helping bring this program to life. We’re releasing a limited number of sponsorships to ensure the garden remains beautiful, cohesive, and community-centered.
We invite you to choose one of the Sponsorship Levels below.
After you select your sponsorship level, we’ll follow up with next steps to collect your plaque details.
All plaques are displayed for the 2026 growing season, with the option to renew annually.
DONATE BY JUNE 1 AND YOU WILL BE INVITED TO ROTARY PARK FOR THE UNVEILING OF OUR FIRST INSTALLED PLAQUES. REFRESHMENTS AND SNACKS WILL BE SERVED. DATE OF EVENT TBD IN JULY.
Sprout Sponsor — $100
- Plaque posted to a garden bed – 12” x 4” engraved outdoor aluminum plaque
- Name and/or short dedication: up to 80 characters, including spaces
- Recognition on website
- BCG bandana designed by our artist gardener, Sophia!
- 1 lb of produce from our gardens
Blossom Sponsor — $250
- Plaque posted to a garden bed – 12” x 4” engraved outdoor aluminum plaque
- Name and/or short dedication: up to 80 characters, including spaces
- Recognition on website
- BCG bandana designed by our artist gardener, Sophia!
- 5 lb of produce from our gardens
Harvest Sponsor — $500
- Plaque posted to a garden bed – 12” x 4” engraved outdoor aluminum plaque
- Name and/or short dedication: up to 80 characters, including spaces
- Recognition on website and on social media
- BCG bandana designed by our artist gardener, Sophia!
- 10 lb of produce from our gardens
- Private tour of the garden by a BCG member and option to pick some of your own produce
Garden Patron — $2,500
- XL plaque – 12” x 12” engraved outdoor aluminum plaque
- Premier plaque placement
- Headline (larger text): up to 50 characters, including spaces
- Body copy: 120-160 characters (2–3 lines), including spaces
- Logo (optional)
- Private 60–90 minute garden or greenhouse reception (up to 15 guests) with guided garden tour and light refreshments
- Recognition on website and social media
- 2 BCG bandanas and 3 t-shirts designed by our artist gardener, Sophia!
- 20 lb of produce from our gardens (or donate your 20 lbs to a local BCG partner – Bon Appetit, Biddeford Food Pantry or Youth Full Maine)
Thank you in advance for your donation.
We are excited to unveil your plaque in Rotary Park in July 2026!
> Make your donation and Adopt-a-Garden-Bed here: https://givebutter.com/bcg-adopt-a-garden-bed
Apr 21, 2026 | Garden News
If you’re new to gardening or trying to eat healthier, this seasonal chart for Maine is a great place to start. It is essential to see which foods are freshest, most affordable, and most nutritious throughout the year. The green bars show peak harvest times for each fruit and vegetable, when produce is at its best in both flavor and nutrition. Produce picked at peak season tends to be richer in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, while also tasting better. You’ll also see orange and yellow bars, which indicate foods that is available beyond the peak season, meaning they are either grown in greenhouses or stored after harvest. This means you can still enjoy local foods even in colder months, just in a different way!
Spring and summer are upon us, which means getting our hands dirty and planting tons of produce for the upcoming season. Soon enough, an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables will be blooming for everyone’s enjoyment. At a community garden, you don’t just read about fresh produce, you experience it. Come dig in, get involved, and enjoy fresh, healthy food while bonding with your community.
Thank you to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry for this great resource. Click here to see more from their website!
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Apr 20, 2026 | Garden News
Hi everyone! My name is Amanda and I am a BCG garden team member. Do you know how easy it is to get nutrients through fruits in homemade smoothies? If you don’t, let me share how I taught some friends at St. Andre’s and the Ledgewood apartments to make an easy, nutrient dense smoothie with varying fruits and herbs. The great thing about smoothies is anyone can make one using the fruits, veggies, or herbs they like or have on hand! During my two demonstrations, I talked about knowing how many fruits and veggies to eat each day and how they benefit our bodies, the importance of elevating cooking with herbs straight from the gardens without salt, and how to repurpose fruit to save money.
Fruit Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- 1 cup frozen strawberries or berries of choice
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup ice cubes
- 1 cup yogurt of choice
- Optional: handful of mint leaves
Instructions:
- Put banana and yogurt in blender
- Add frozen berries or any overripe fruit you’d like
- Add orange juice (can substitute for milk or water if preferred)
- Blend, serve, and enjoy
Tip: the more liquid you put in, the thinner it gets and you get more smoothie.
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Jan 9, 2026 | Garden News
Our 2026 Winter Newsletter is out!
Find out about the exciting plans we have underway for the upcoming gardening season!
> Read the newsletter
Aug 4, 2024 | Articles, Garden News
Biddeford Community Gardens is excited to be partnering with Youth Full Maine this year to raise money for a 30’x48’ Rimol Nor’easter Greenhouse which will be built near our Rotary Park Community Garden. The greenhouse will be used for starting seedlings in the spring, growing winter greens year round for our three local food service organizations: Youth Full Maine, Biddeford Food Pantry, and Bon Appetit Community Meal Program, and providing a classroom setting for horticulture programming for our local schools. The anticipated budget for the greenhouse, installation, and sitework will be $40,000.
Help Biddeford Community Gardens continue to grow and thrive year round with the addition of a greenhouse! Payment options: Check made payable to Heart of Biddeford (our fiscal sponsor) with a notation for Biddeford Community Gardens. Or donate here through Go Fund Me.
Thank you! – The BCG Garden Team
