Welcome!

The garden was once a cement courtyard in a Cambridge public school building, shared by the Martin Luther King Jr. and Amigos schools. In August of 2006, construction began. The cement was lifted out with cranes, and volunteers from both schools wheelbarrowed truckloads of loam into the transforming space.

Today the garden is a vibrant outdoor classroom that directly supports teachers' curriculum. During volunteer drop-ins, students and their families share in garden maintenance, overseeing the entire growing cycle from seed to compost.

Thank you for your interest!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Summer Internship Recap


During the summer we hired 8 middle school students to intern in the garden with us for 4 weeks. The interns learned about growing food, cooking, nutrition, identifying plants & insects, food safety issues and of course how to care for a garden! We went on field trips to Community Servings in JP, Gaining Ground Farm in Concord, and the Food Project in Roxbury. We also worked with the Urban Ecology Institute weekly and had access to their wonderful knowledge and tools. Overall, it was a great success and a lot of fun!
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