The New Garden Society
OUR MISSION
We believe in the transformative potential of working with plants. The New Garden Society connects incarcerated people and green industry professionals to transform landscapes within and beyond prison walls. Together, we tend to green spaces where both people and plants can flourish.
What we do
Since 2013, The New Garden Society has trained over 600 incarcerated and detained students in the art and science of plants. In prisons, prison hospitals and youth facilities, our students are 13- 80 years old. Every week in prison classrooms, we teach core horticulture concepts. In prison gardens and greenhouses, students apply these concepts, find healing and build job skills. TNGS' prison-based trainings are taught by horticulturists, farmers, landscapers and other green industry professionals, bringing their diverse plant expertise and land care experiences to every 'classroom.'
