In-Prison Programming
Inside Rhode Island’s prisons, Garden Time transforms empty yards into thriving gardens where incarcerated students grow fresh produce and cultivate new skills, confidence, and hope.
Green Reentry Job Training
Our eight-week Green Reentry Job Training program equips returning citizens with hands-on green industry skills, life coaching, and tools for meaningful employment.
Canopy Crew Employment
Canopy Crew—staffed by program graduates—cares for young street trees and urban orchards, improving city green spaces while building long-term careers.
The Latest!
Garden Time was featured on the cover of their Winter/Spring 2025 American Forests Magazine, and in the article Branching Out; Growing careers and spreading equity through urban forestry. In 2023, Garden Time was one of three organizations funded as part of the American Forest Tree Equity Workforce Network. Currently, Garden Time’s Executive Director is serving on an advisory panel for American Forests’ Urban Forestry Reentry Curriculum which will be informed by the Green Reentry Job Training Program and presented at the Partners in Community Forestry Conference this fall.