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Mather Elementary School Gardens

A multi-part school garden at Mather Elementary in Dorchester, including two elevated cold frames, five additional raised beds in an enclosed garden, and fruit trees used for hands-on learning, food growing, observation, writing, and community sharing. PlotPal lists Mather Elementary School Gardens as a teaching garden in Dorchester, Boston. The public listing address is Mather Elementary School, 1 Parish Street, Dorchester, MA 02122. The listed steward organization is Mather Elementary School / Boston Public Schools / Green City Growers. Verified participation information currently includes education. A March 2026 Friends of the Boston Schoolyards feature documents active student use with Green City Growers, including planting scallions, harvesting radishes and potatoes, observing insects and seasonal change, and sharing harvests with neighbors. This is an active Boston Public Schools teaching garden on a school campus. PlotPal does not treat it as a public drop-in garden; contact Mather Elementary before visiting. Current verified participation or information links include Mather Elementary School. PlotPal last verified source information from Friends of the Boston Schoolyards / Mather Elementary / Green City Growers 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.