Traip Greenhouse and Gardens

06/08/2026

Well, we are planted and getting ready for our first Saturday Market June 27. We have had some great volunteers helping with the planting. Apples have been “bagged”. Come learn how this method eliminates 80-90% of pests and diseases that attack apples as they develop.
We hope it will be a productive summer to come. Exciting news: we will have a new market cart. It is being constructed under the direction of Kelly Philbrook and some Traip students. Can’t wait to see the final result. Stop by and meet our ‘26 garden interns. They are always ready to give you a tour!

05/10/2026

Thanks to all that came to support our Traip Greenhouse and Garden Program! Just a reminder, that although we are all anxious to get our plants in the ground, some will be happier if left unplanted for another week. All perennials, hardy herbs and veggies are hardened off....go for it! Delay annual flowers, basil and tomatoes for a week.

05/02/2026

04/18/2026

04/06/2026

SAVE THE DATE!!!

03/04/2026

SEED SWAP!!
Join us Sunday, March 8th, 1-3:00PM, at Nooney Farm for a community Seed Swap hosted by the Piscataqua Seed Project. If you have extras to donate, bring them; if not, stop by anyway and get what you need.

The Piscataqua Seed Project is a community-based organization dedicated to empowering people to grow food locally and save heirloom seeds for future generations. By sharing skills and knowledge, they help strengthen our local food system, build resilience, and connect us to our cultural heritage.

02/12/2026

Never have seen so much snow in the Traip parking lot! In spite of the brutal cold , the greenhouse is up and running with seedlings emerging every day!

02/12/2026

I have never seen the snow mountains in the Traip parking lot so tall! In spite of the brutal cold, we are under way inside the greenhouse with first seedlings emerging slowly! And our season begins…

11/28/2025

Anne Masury receives an MSBA Distinguished Service Award at the MSMA Fall Conference in October. From left-to-right, Masury is joined by Kittery School Board Member Kim Bedard, Kittery Superintendent JoAnne Dowd, daughter Kate Masury, MSBA Past President Faye Anderson, and MSBA Executive Director Eric Waddell.

Anne Masury (Kittery School Department)

A former educator, Anne has continued to give back to Traip Academy by transforming a greenhouse and garden program into a vibrant, year-round learning environment, with Traip interns gaining real-world experience while learning every aspect of gardening. From the School Committee: “This program reflects Mrs. Masury herself: dedicated, compassionate, knowledgeable, and endlessly generous with her time and talents... The students of Traip Academy are fortunate to learn from her example, and our community is stronger for her service.”

10/29/2025

Free Dahlia tubers!!!! Over winter in cool dark location but not freezing. Start spring after dividing into pots or put directly in ground in May. Smaller tubers are low bedding varieties.. larger are 3-4” heads. Help yourself and leave some for others.