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Ellington Street Community Food Forest

A Dorchester community food forest created from a formerly neglected city lot. Since 2017 it has combined perennial plantings, raised beds, food growing, and a neighborhood gathering space. PlotPal lists Ellington Street Community Food Forest as a food forest in Dorchester, Boston. The public listing address is 103 Ellington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121. The listed steward organization is Boston Food Forest Coalition / local stewardship team. Verified participation information currently includes visit, volunteer, communal growing, events programs. The space supports communal growing as well as resident-tended beds, community workdays, celebrations, workshops, and neighborhood gatherings. Boston Food Forest Coalition lists its food forest parks as open to the public every day; its site profile describes Ellington as a place where anyone is welcome. Current verified participation or information links include See BFFC events, Explore the Boston Food Forest network. PlotPal last verified source information from Boston Food Forest Coalition on 2026-10-02. This public place page keeps verified location and participation context connected to the garden itself, so people can discover the place first and follow its current source information when they are ready to visit or get involved.