Mission
Since 2013 The New Garden Society TNGS has trained hundreds of incarcerated and detained students in Greater Boston 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 Students apply these concepts in prison gardens and greenhouses find healing and build job skills TNGS prison-based training is taught by horticulturists farmers landscapers and other green industry professionals bringing their diverse plant expertise and land care experiences to every classroom