Notes from the Field

Film Screening At Cambridge Public Libary

July 20, 2026

We are grateful to Cambridge Public Library for hosting us for this event! This film screening and panel conversation around the power of prison gardens here in New England is sure to evoke a hopeful and powerful dialogue.

The Simple Intervention of Prison Gardens

Since 2013, The New Garden Society has grown food and flowers alongside incarcerated students in Greater Boston. We are unable to share many of the details of our work here, but offer glimpses into the project of building connections between our local community of land care practitioners and incarcerated horticulture students. Together, we're transitioning prison yards built on former farmland back to productive landscapes...