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!

Join the stewards of the Edgewater Food Forest for an afternoon of Halloween fun and harvesting! On October 25th, the Edgewater Food Forest is hosting their annual Halloween Parade and Black Walnut Harvesting Workshop.

Starting at 2pm, the Halloween Parade is a family-friendly neighborhood celebration. Come for fun and activities for all ages, prizes, and a spook-tacular time! Costumes are encouraged.

At 3:30, Alex Klein, a trained herbalist and longtime instructor with BFFC, will join us to lead us in harvesting and processing black walnuts. Learn about black walnut trees as a keystone species in food forest design, and explore the steps of hulling, soaking, cracking, and enjoying the walnuts themselves. We’ll also discuss health benefits, recipe ideas, and more!

This event is a collaboration between Edgewater Neighborhood Association and Boston Food Forest Coalition.

Interested in getting involved with the Hope Garden Food Forest? Join their weekly work days every Saturday from 11am-1pm!

No registration or experience is required. Just show up ready to work on a variety of tasks like weeding, harvesting, tree care, and more!

Email alice@bostonfoodforest.org if you have any questions.

Join the Uphams Corner Food Forest stewards and neighbors for their weekly community work days, which will take place every Saturday throughout July and August this summer.

Weekly projects may include tree care, weeding, planting, harvesting, and much more.

No registration or experience required — just show up ready to get your hands in the soil and meet some new friends.

Email Alice at alice@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

Join the stewardship team of the Old West Church Food Forest for their regular Saturday Volunteer Workdays, held each Saturday from 10-12 pm (except for holiday weekends).

Projects may include tending to the annual crop beds, maintaining the pollinator garden, pruning fruits trees, planting, harvesting, and more.

All are welcome!

Email Alice at alice@bostonfoodforest.org to RSVP.

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

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 these work days may include planting, pruning, mulching, harvesting, and other garden projects/tasks as they arise. 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 regular Saturday Volunteer Workdays, held each Saturday from 10-12 pm (except for holiday weekends).

Projects may include tending to the annual crop beds, maintaining the pollinator garden, pruning fruits trees, planting, harvesting, and more.

All are welcome!

Email Alice at alice@bostonfoodforest.org to RSVP.

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

Interested in getting involved with the Edgewater Food Forest? Join their biweekly work nights on Fridays from 5:30-6:30!

No experience is required. Just show up ready to work on a variety of tasks like weeding, harvesting, tree care, and more!

Email cassidy@bostonfoodforest.org to learn more and to RSVP.

Interested in getting involved with the Hope Garden Food Forest? Join their weekly work days every Saturday from 11am-1pm!

No registration or experience is required. Just show up ready to work on a variety of tasks like weeding, harvesting, tree care, and more!

Email alice@bostonfoodforest.org if you have any questions.

Join the Uphams Corner Food Forest stewards and neighbors for their weekly community work days, which will take place every Saturday throughout July and August this summer.

Weekly projects may include tree care, weeding, planting, harvesting, and much more.

No registration or experience required — just show up ready to get your hands in the soil and meet some new friends.

Email Alice at alice@bostonfoodforest.org with any questions.

We're building a compost bay at the Maple Street Food Forest from scratch — and you’re invited to help us build it!

In the process, you’ll learn why compost is so important to the health of the ecosystem. In this hands-on workshop, attendees will get to see how compost gets started and will learn every step of the composting process along the way. Light refreshments will be served!

Instructor Eru Kyeyune-Nyombi has a PhD in chemistry and a life-long passion for compost, and will lead the attendees in constructing the compost bay and how to start composting on site.

Interested in getting involved with the Hope Garden Food Forest? Join their weekly work days every Saturday from 11am-1pm!

No registration or experience is required. Just show up ready to work on a variety of tasks like weeding, harvesting, tree care, and more!

Email alice@bostonfoodforest.org if you have any questions.

Join the stewardship team of the Old West Church Food Forest for their regular Saturday Volunteer Workdays, held each Saturday from 10-12 pm (except for holiday weekends).

Projects may include tending to the annual crop beds, maintaining the pollinator garden, pruning fruits trees, planting, harvesting, and more.

All are welcome!

Email Alice at alice@bostonfoodforest.org to RSVP.

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