Interested in getting involved with the Egleston Community Orchard in Jamaica Plain?

Join the stewards and neighbors of this food forest garden on every Wednesday at 6pm for community work nights. Each week we’ll work on projects together ranging from tree care to weeding to harvesting and more.

No registration is necessary! Just show up ready to work and socialize.

Reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with questions.

Join the Boston Nature Center Food Forest for an earth day-themed picnic and potluck! Come to the food forest to hang out with the plants, relax a bit, and spend time in community with each other.

Bring yourself and any picnicking supplies you’d like to enjoy! Regular food forest workdays will resume next Wednesday night.

This workshop is now at capacity. Check out our other events on the schedule!

Join the Boston Nature Center Food Forest Stewardship team for a two part workshop on natural basket weaving!

Start off the spring season at the BNC by learning about the environment around you and making a basket to use for all of your gardening needs this season. Participants will:

• Learn to identify and responsibly harvest plants for natural weaving

• Practice the art of basket-weaving in a supportive and fun environment

• Leave the second session with a fully finished basket great for harvesting, holding tools, picnicking, and more!

Come as you are! This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience with weaving. We will meet in the Hayden Classrooms in the main BNC building.

Note: this is the second of two sessions on basket weaving at the BNC. The first session will be held on the evening of Wednesday, April 15th. In order to finish a full basket, you must come to both workshops. If you’d like to practice weaving and not make a full basket, you can come to either workshop.

Please contact Cassidy Chang with any questions at cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org

Join the Hope Garden stewardship team for a workday to get the garden ready for the spring season. Prepare to get your hands in the dirt and plant, weed, and help us clean up the garden!

Lauren Almquist from Heartspace Herbals will be running an herbal tea station with a variety of refreshing, healthy teas. Stop by to taste chamomile, bee balm, nettle teas, and more delicious spring flavors.

Spanish interpretation will be provided.

Please reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

Join the Leland Garden stewardship team for their monthly work/picnic days on the third Saturday of each month throughout the growing season.

Work/picnic days 10:30AM-4PM with the potluck-style lunch around 1 or 1:30PM. 

Feel free to come to the picnic only, work only, or both for as little or as long as you can.

No registration or experience required!

Email lelandgardeninfo@gmail.com to join their email list/newsletter audience.

Interested in getting involved with the Maple Street Food Forest this season?

Join the stewards and neighbors of this food forest garden on the first and third Thursdays of every month to spend a night with your community! Show up for a community event, an ecological activity, or family-style dinner - throughout the season, we will be having a mix of all kinds of activities and events.

No registration is necessary! Just show up ready to work and socialize.

If you have questions, please contact Cassidy at 617-249-3416 or cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org

This workshop is now at capacity. Check out our other events on the schedule!

Join the Boston Nature Center Food Forest Stewardship team for a two part workshop on natural basket weaving!

Start off the spring season at the BNC by learning about the environment around you and making a basket to use for all of your gardening needs this season. Participants will:

• Learn to identify and responsibly harvest plants for natural weaving

• Practice the art of basket-weaving in a supportive and fun environment

• Leave the second session with a fully finished basket great for harvesting, holding tools, picnicking, and more!

Come as you are! This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience with weaving. We will meet in the covered gazebo area by the Clark Cooper Community Garden.

Note: this is the first of two sessions on basket weaving at the BNC. The second session will be held on the afternoon of Saturday, April 18th. In order to finish a full basket, you must come to both workshops. If you’d like to practice weaving and not make a full basket, you can come to either workshop.

Please contact Cassidy Chang with any questions at cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org

Interested in getting involved with the Egleston Community Orchard in Jamaica Plain?

Join the stewards and neighbors of this food forest garden on every Wednesday at 6pm for community work nights. Each week we’ll work on projects together ranging from tree care to weeding to harvesting and more.

No registration is necessary! Just show up ready to work and socialize.

Reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with questions.

Join us for the season kickoff event at Maple Street Food Forest: a celebration of spring! We will be hosting a community potluck and learning how to prune the raspberry canes on site. Come see what the garden at Maple Street will be all about this season!

All supplies including gloves will be provided. Please bring water and some clothes you don't mind getting dirty.

No registration is necessary, but if you have questions, please contact Cassidy at 617-249-3416 or cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org

Interested in getting involved with the Egleston Community Orchard in Jamaica Plain? Come to their opening celebration! Join for delicious food, socializing with your neighbors, and getting our hands dirty to celebrate the start of the growing season.

After tonight, ECO will meet every Wednesday night at 6pm through October for regular workdays.

Reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with questions.

Interested in volunteering at the Boston Nature Center Food Forest? Join the stewardship team throughout the growing season every Wednesday at 6pm to sundown at the food forest.

Show up when you can! If you need to show up late or leave a bit early, we’d still encourage you to join. Normal workdays start with some weeding and exploration time in the food forest as people arrive. After that, we’ll get our hands dirty with some projects in the food forest. Projects may include weeding, watering, planting... and eating plants!

All supplies including gloves will be provided. Please bring water and some clothes you don't mind getting dirty.

If you’re a new volunteer, we encourage you to explore the food forest and take note of the plants, nature, and environment around you; what do you notice? what senses are you using? The Boston Nature Center Food Forest is a large space with lots to enjoy - take it all in and don’t be afraid to ask questions.

All skill levels are welcome. No registration necessary!

Join the Leland Garden stewardship team for their monthly work/picnic days on the third Saturday of each month throughout the growing season. March’s workday has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 22nd to accommodate the Trustees’ Gardener’s Gathering event on Saturday March 21st.

Work/picnic days 10:30AM-4PM with the potluck-style lunch around 1 or 1:30PM. 

Feel free to come to the picnic only, work only, or both for as little or as long as you can.

No registration or experience required!

Email lelandgardeninfo@gmail.com to join their email list/newsletter audience.

Learn the *why* behind winter pruning, as well as the methods, approaches, considerations, and tools needed. This two and a half hour workshop will be a mix of explanation, demonstration, and hands-on practice. No experience is necessary. Just bring your pruning questions, and a pair of garden gloves if you have them! There will be light refreshments provided to keep us warm.

This workshop will be led by Ben Crouch of Land of Plenty Organics. Ben has been teaching tree pruning with BFFC for years, and is an expert in fruit tree care and maintenance.

Note: This workshop has been rescheduled from 2/21 to 3/7. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Please reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

BFFC's 13 food forests are all so unique! Join program staff for a virtual conversation where we explore the distinct ecology and neighborhood context of our food forests. The focus of this session will be on the eight sites in the BFFC land trust.

To RSVP, email Alice at alice@bostonfoodforest.org.

Google Meet link will be sent after you’ve RSVP’d!

Learn the *why* behind winter pruning, as well as the methods, approaches, considerations, and tools needed. This two and a half hour workshop will be a mix of explanation, demonstration, and hands-on practice. No experience is necessary. Just bring your pruning questions, and a pair of garden gloves if you have them! There will be light refreshments provided to keep us warm.

This workshop will be led by Ben Crouch of Land of Plenty Organics. Ben has been teaching tree pruning with BFFC for years, and is an expert in fruit tree care and maintenance.

Please note that this is the last of 4 winter pruning workshops scheduled this February with Ben Crouch! If you can’t attend this workshop, consider another one of the workshops posted on our calendar.

Please reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

* Rain date is Next Saturday, 2/28, at 1:30pm

Join the Leland Garden stewardship team for their monthly work/picnic days on the third Saturday of each month throughout the growing season.

Work/picnic days 10:30AM-4PM with the potluck-style lunch around 1 or 1:30PM. 

Feel free to come to the picnic only, work only, or both for as little or as long as you can.

No registration or experience required!

Email lelandgardeninfo@gmail.com to join their email list/newsletter audience.

Learn the *why* behind winter pruning, as well as the methods, approaches, considerations, and tools needed. This two and a half hour workshop will be a mix of explanation, demonstration, and hands-on practice. No experience is necessary. Just bring your pruning questions, and a pair of garden gloves if you have them! There will be light refreshments provided to keep us warm.

This workshop will be led by Ben Crouch of Land of Plenty Organics. Ben has been teaching tree pruning with BFFC for years, and is an expert in fruit tree care and maintenance.

Note: This workshop has been rescheduled from 2/7 to 2/14 due to the weather. We apologize for any inconveniences caused by our schedule changing!

Please reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

This workshop is being postponed due to inclement weather. Check back here for updates.

Learn the *why* behind winter pruning, as well as the methods, approaches, considerations, and tools needed. This two and a half hour workshop will be a mix of explanation, demonstration, and hands-on practice. No experience is necessary. Just bring your pruning questions, and a pair of garden gloves if you have them! There will be light refreshments provided to keep us warm.

This workshop will be led by Ben Crouch of Land of Plenty Organics. Ben has been teaching tree pruning with BFFC for years, and is an expert in fruit tree care and maintenance.

Please note that this is the second of 4 winter pruning workshops scheduled this February with Ben Crouch! If you can’t attend this workshop, consider another one of the workshops posted on our calendar.

Please reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

* Rain date is Next Saturday, 2/14, at 1:30pm

Attention: This workshop has been cancelled due to inclement weather. We’re sorry we can’t gather this weekend for this workshop, and if we decide to reschedule the workshop, we’ll update our calendar.

Join BFFC and the Edgewater Food Forest Stewards for their annual winter workshop: Maple & Walnut Sugaring!

Learn the basics of the sugaring process, including identifying suitable trees to tap and tapping and collecting. We’ll also explore storage techniques, tips on boiling down and diluting sap into sweet syrup, and other maple/walnut sugar products. Every year, the Edgewater Food Forest Stewards gather in the winter to tap their Maple and Black Walnut trees. It's a tradition that allows the community to try something new and fun, understand how syrup gets made, and creatively harvest food from their food forest. 

The process of making maple syrup allows for endless creativity, so we’ll discuss what kind of professional and ‘lying-around-the-house’ kind of equipment you can use to tap, as well as how to conceptualize what a feasible tapping and boiling setup might look like for you.

This workshop will be led by Alex Klein, longtime instructor with BFFC and experienced herbalist who has frequently worked with the nature at the Edgewater food forest. He has previously led black walnut harvesting and processing workshops, tree identification workshops, and other herbalism workshops with BFFC.

Please reach out to cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org if you have any questions.

2025 was an eventful year for BFFC! Join program staff for a virtual session where we share photos and program highlights from 2025.

To RSVP, email Alice at alice@bostonfoodforest.org.

Google Meet link will be sent after you’ve RSVP’d!

Join the Leland Garden's annual winter solstice celebration! Welcome the Return of the Light by placing luminaras all around the garden.

At 4:00 there will be a brief circle, with an inclusive program of poems, songs, thoughts, and more! Hot cider will be served and bring some finger food (your favorite cookies) to share if you want.

At 5:00pm, the Return of the Light celebration will begin. The event is free and welcome to all. Place luminaras around the garden, honor the year you've had, and celebrate the year to come in community with your neighbors. No registration or RSVP necessary.

The Leland St Cooperative Garden is located at 4 Leland St in Jamaica Plain, a short walk from the Forest Hills Orange Line Station. Street parking is available.

Celebrate the winter solstice with a guided walk led by herbalist and arborist Alex Klein in the Leland St Cooperative Garden. This workshop is a joint project with Trustees Boston Community Gardens.

Even after fall winds have stripped them of their leaves, trees provide clues to their identification by way of their bark, leaf scars, and other individual characteristics. We will learn to point out key characteristics that will provide you the skills to identify any tree, even in the winter months. Warm wild herbal tea will be offered during the walk.

Later in the afternoon, at 5pm, Leland Garden will host its Return of the Light celebration which is free to all.

The Leland St Cooperative Garden is located at 4 Leland St in Jamaica Plain, a short walk from the Forest Hills Orange Line Station. Street parking is available. The guided walk will be 100-200 meters around the grounds of the garden, with seating options available nearby. 

Come volunteer with the Boston Nature Center Food Forest this winter!

Join the stewardship team for a workday where we'll keep up with food forest care - winter edition! Common winter workday tasks include mulching, invasive species removal, and enjoying warm beverages together.

All supplies including gloves will be provided. Please bring water, dress in layers, and some clothes you don't mind getting dirty. All skill levels are welcome.

No registration necessary!

Join the Hope Garden, Boston Nature Center, and Egleston Community Orchard stewardship teams this Saturday at Hope Garden for a warm turkey chili lunch gathering!

From 12pm - 3pm on Saturday, December 6, there will be free turkey chili served at Hope Garden, a winter clothing swap, and collection of non-perishable foods for donation to local mutual aid organizations. Stop by to be in community with your friends and neighbors, donate if you can, or lend a helping hand.

This event is a collaboration between the Hope Garden, Boston Nature Center, and Egleston Community Orchard stewardship teams.

No RSVP necessary — just come as you are, when you can!

Join the stewards of the Hope Garden Food Forest for their FINAL weekly work day of 2025!

Projects may include tree care, weeding, and putting the food forest and raised beds to rest for the winter.

No registration or experience required — just show up ready to get your hands in the soil and help us celebrate another fantastic season!

Email Cassidy at cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

Join the Leland Garden stewardship team for their monthly work/picnic days on the third Saturday of each month throughout the growing season.

Work/picnic days 10:30AM-4PM with the potluck-style lunch around 1 or 1:30PM. 

Projects for this November work day include putting all the garden beds to rest for the winter and planting garlic and spring flower bulbs.

Feel free to come to the picnic only, work only, or both for as little or as long as you can.

No registration or experience required!

Email lelandgardeninfo@gmail.com to join their email list/newsletter audience.

Join the stewardship team of the Old West Church Food Forest for their FINAL Saturday Volunteer Workday of the 2025 season.

Projects will include putting the land to rest for winter. Gratitude and celebration for the past season will be woven throughout the morning.

All are welcome, no registration is required!

Email kspiller4@gmail.com to be added to the OWC email list.

Join the Uphams Corner Food Forest stewards and neighbors for their FINAL community work day of 2025!

Projects may include tree care, weeding, and putting the food forest to rest for the winter.

No registration or experience required — just show up ready to get your hands in the soil and help us celebrate another fantastic season!

Email Cassidy at cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

Join Keep Roslindale Beautiful and West Village Neighborhood Association for a late-autumn clean-up at the emerging Poplar Street Park!

We’ll be removing yard waste, clearing out brush piles, disposing of invasive knotweed (into trash bags!), meeting neighbors.

What to bring: work gloves (some will be available), long sleeves, sturdy shoes (that might get dirty), refillable water bottle (for you to hydrate!).

All are welcome, no registration required!

Learn more about the Poplar Park project here.

Join the stewards of the Savin Hill Wildlife Garden for a midday bulb planting party in the park! We’ll be planting tulips, daffodils and other bulb varieties.

All are welcome, no experience or registration required!