We are fresh off a momentous year for The New Garden Society. We celebrated an entire decade of teaching and gardening alongside incarcerated adults and youth in Greater Boston - nearly 1000 individual students across 9 corrections facilities. We closed out the season coming together with friends and community partners for the largest event our organization has thrown, which kicked off our most successful fundraising season yet. We are ready to ride this momentum and start the 2025 season strong.
Looking ahead, we hope to expand to a third site this year and provide more frequent and accessible workshops. Our volunteer educators who come to facilities and share their professional knowledge are paramount to our continued growth, and our recruitment is about to begin! We hope to welcome new volunteers to help us continue to show up for students. We are doing outreach in the coming weeks! Right around the corner, we will be tabling at SEMAP’s Winter Conference the first weekend of February. Later in the month, we will be hosting a Virtual Open House - anyone interested in volunteering or guest presenting with us is strongly encouraged to attend. This is your chance to hear from current and past volunteers, gain further perspective on the scope of the work and our commitment requirements, and the opportunity to get to know some members of our team! Then in March, catch us at the Gardner’s Gathering. . We are excited to get back to the gardens, and hope you’ll meet us there!
