Vinal Avenue Community Growing Center, between Highland Avenue and Summer Street on Vinal Avenue, contains an arboretum and outdoor classroom and performance space. [Ward 3] (City)

The Somerville Community Growing Center is much more than a community garden. Situated on a ? acre of gently sloped hillside near Union Square, the site has become a center for both environmental education and cultural performances in Somerville. Initiated in 1994, it is a model for urban land use and collaboration between city government and local nonprofit and community agencies. This urban oasis was designed and built by local residents and is maintained by volunteers (Somerville Community Growing Center).