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Mel King School Garden

A school garden at Melvin H. King South End Academy managed with Haley House, where students learn gardening, botany, food justice, and cultural heritage through planting, growing, and harvesting food. The garden also supports emotional wellness and contributes produce to the school’s on-site food pantry. PlotPal lists Mel King School Garden as a teaching garden in South End, Boston. The public listing address is Melvin H. King South End Academy, 90 Warren Avenue, Boston, MA 02116. The listed steward organization is Melvin H. King South End Academy / Haley House / Boston Public Schools. Verified participation information currently includes education, volunteer. Haley House manages the garden with the school and currently recruits volunteers for Mel King Garden. Recent program reporting documents student planting, growing, harvesting, food-justice learning, and produce support for the school food pantry. This is an active Boston Public Schools garden used by students, educators, Haley House staff, and scheduled volunteers. It is not a public drop-in garden; Haley House currently accepts volunteer inquiries for Mel King Garden opportunities. Current verified participation or information links include Volunteer with Haley House. PlotPal last verified source information from Haley House / Boston Public Schools on 2026-10-03. 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.