Our Adult & Teen Challenge Northern New England Women’s Home and Southern New England Women’s Home programs offer Garden Vocational Training for both residents and apprentices. The following is taught on property:

• Preparing soil
• Choosing fertilizer
• Preventing weed trouble
• Organic gardening
• Container gardening for limited spaces
• Basic plant knowledge, hardiness, and planting zones
• Fruit production
• Correcting soil
• Propagation and transplanting seedlings
• Repelling pests and attracting butterflies and hummingbirds
• Therapeutic application of self-acceptance and accomplishment
• Following directions
• Seasonal goals 
• Use of gardening tools.

Upon completion residents and apprentices will have the knowledge of one of the world’s most enjoyable and necessary skills.