Notes from the Field

We are hiring!

June 7, 2021

The New Garden Society is seeking a Lead Horticulture Educator to facilitate classes at Middlesex House of Correction in Billerica. Green industry professionals are encouraged to apply! Review of applications will begin immediately. Apply by July 12, 2021.

Read the full job description and details on how to apply here.

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...