The New Garden Society

Photo by Michael Piazza

Thanks to a generous plant donation, strawberries have been an early-season hit this year! What a delight to enjoy fresh fruit while we set work priorities for the day.

Photo by Michael Piazza

“The skills you learn here apply for the rest of your life.”- Inmate-TNGS Student.jpg

At one Greater-Boston prison, students have expanded the gardens each year since 2013. We're incorporating more perennials flowers into the landscape to support the well-being of all staff, inmates and patients.

Students weeding at a prison garden south of Boston as the first squash of the season reach maturity.

Photo by Michael Piazza

Garlic scapes are a much anticipated early-season harvest to be enjoyed by students and donated to local food pantries.

Photo by Michael Piazza

It was a chilly, grey day in the prison garden during a recent session. 14 students circled up, many with extra swe… https://t.co/WNx5eBDy1c
about 3 days ago
We're teaming up with NOFA/Mass for a webinar on developing a prison garden program. Please tune in! https://t.co/YCdKttjpIQ
about 5 days ago
Today, in celebration of Open Our Doors Day, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is screening and panel discussion… https://t.co/qywHqctwGB
about a week ago

Each year, we train 100+ incarcerated students in Greater Boston in the art and science of plants.