
Presentation / Discussion
More Interesting Life
A lively program about adding curiosity, pursuits, and fresh challenges to later life.

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19 programs
A curated showcase of current ProgramWorks programs.

Presentation / Discussion
A lively program about adding curiosity, pursuits, and fresh challenges to later life.

Workshop / Presentation
Learn how hidden ingredients in everyday foods may contribute to inflammation and joint discomfort.

Interactive Presentation
A friendly scenario-based game where participants decide whether realistic situations are legitimate, suspicious, or trying too hard.

Presentation
Shop online with more confidence, better habits, and fewer scams. Get our curated list of safe and unique shopping sites.

Workshop / Presentation
Covers must-know internet and app basics for older adults””shopping, social media, podcasts, AI, and digital safety.

Workshop / Experience
A flexible soup and pantry program built around flavor, nutrition, and take-home value. Seasonal versions may include fall soups, holiday soups, chilis and stews, vegetarian soups, or superfood soups.

Workshop / Presentation
Dive into the rich stories, styles, and traditions behind one of the world’s most beloved foods. From classic regional pizzas to Massachusetts’ own South Shore bar pizza, this program explores what makes each style unique and why pizza inspires such loyalty. A fun, visual journey through history, technique, and local pride.

Workshop / Experience
Build closed or open terrariums with layered soil and moisture-loving plants in glass or plastic vessels.

Workshop / Make & Take
Create a miniature garden using natural elements, textures, and creative design.

Workshop / Make & Take
Mix custom seasoning blends for everyday cooking, wellness themes, or seasonal gifts.

Workshop / Make & Take
Create custom tea blends using teas, herbs, spices, and seasonal flavor profiles.

DIY Program
Participants build a hearty, ready-to-cook soup mix using grains, legumes, and warming spices. A fun blend of creativity, nutrition, and seasonal comfort.

DIY Program
Craft custom tea blends using true teas, herbs, and spices selected for warmth, comfort, and seasonal flavor. Participants can enjoy their creations immediately or take them home for later.

DIY Kit
Create signature seasoning blends perfect for soups, roasted vegetables, holiday meals, and everyday cooking. Explore new flavors while reducing reliance on excess sodium and preservatives.

Presentation / Optional Tasting
Travel to Peru with Victoria, Boston’s only chocolate sommelier, as she shares photographs and stories from her second journey through this remarkable country. Explore its landscapes, people, food and cacao traditions — including what it’s like to walk among cacao trees and experience chocolate at its source. Add a guided Taste of Peru chocolate tasting for an especially delicious ending.

Workshop / Make & Take
Create a festive miniature garden to bring a little nature indoors for the holidays. We'll provide the materials, inspiration, and plenty of seasonal touches as you design a charming tiny garden centerpiece to take home and enjoy.

Interactive Presentation
How did Massachusetts help shape the way we eat, communicate, play, travel and live? Test your knowledge as each surprising clue leads to an invention, discovery or breakthrough that began here. From basketball and chocolate chip cookies to life-saving medicine and groundbreaking technology, this lively presentation reveals just how often Massachusetts has changed the world.

Workshop / Make & Take
Join South Shore artist Valerie Parise and create a truly one-of-a-kind holiday fish print using parchment-style paper, festive colors, and a fascinating nature-inspired printing technique. A relaxed, creative workshop with a finished piece to take home, display, or give as a holiday gift.

Workshop / Make & Take
Warm up the season with the wonderful aromas of cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, ginger, and other traditional spices. Learn what goes into classic chai and mulling spice blends, then mix your own custom blends to take home and enjoy.
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18 programs
Hands-on workshops, seasonal activities, and tasting experiences that are easy to schedule.

DIY Program
Mix signature seasoning blends for cooking, roasting, and everyday meals with a spice guide and simple recipe ideas.

DIY Program
Build ready-to-cook soup blends using grains, legumes, and spices with blending guide, recipes, and slides.

DIY Program
Create custom tea blends using teas, herbs, and spices for flavor exploration, relaxation, and everyday enjoyment.

DIY Program
Create a miniature garden using natural elements, textures, and creative design with materials, guide, and inspiring slides.

Workshop / Make & Take
Mix custom seasoning blends for everyday cooking, wellness themes, or seasonal gifts.

Workshop / Make & Take
Create custom tea blends using teas, herbs, spices, and seasonal flavor profiles.

In-Person Program
Explore the history of the Boston Tea Party through storytelling and a hands-on tea tasting. Limit 24.

Kit
Interactive tasting session with global snacks and chopstick games.

In-Person Program
Hands-on pickling with classic and creative options.

Workshop / Make & Take
Create a miniature fall-inspired landscape using natural textures, seasonal accents, and warm autumn colors.

DIY Program
Participants build a hearty, ready-to-cook soup mix using grains, legumes, and warming spices. A fun blend of creativity, nutrition, and seasonal comfort.

DIY Program
Craft custom tea blends using true teas, herbs, and spices selected for warmth, comfort, and seasonal flavor. Participants can enjoy their creations immediately or take them home for later.

DIY Kit
Create signature seasoning blends perfect for soups, roasted vegetables, holiday meals, and everyday cooking. Explore new flavors while reducing reliance on excess sodium and preservatives.

Presentation / Tasting
A lighthearted chocolate tasting and social program with history, trivia, and flavor exploration.

Presentation / Tasting
A relaxed tea tasting and conversation program built around flavor, aroma, and connection.

Workshop / Make & Take
Create a festive miniature garden to bring a little nature indoors for the holidays. We'll provide the materials, inspiration, and plenty of seasonal touches as you design a charming tiny garden centerpiece to take home and enjoy.

Workshop / Make & Take
Join South Shore artist Valerie Parise and create a truly one-of-a-kind holiday fish print using parchment-style paper, festive colors, and a fascinating nature-inspired printing technique. A relaxed, creative workshop with a finished piece to take home, display, or give as a holiday gift.

Workshop / Make & Take
Warm up the season with the wonderful aromas of cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, ginger, and other traditional spices. Learn what goes into classic chai and mulling spice blends, then mix your own custom blends to take home and enjoy.
13 programs
Practical tech confidence, online safety, AI, and everyday digital life.

Interactive Presentation
A friendly scenario-based game where participants decide whether realistic situations are legitimate, suspicious, or trying too hard.

Presentation
Understand YouTube, streaming, subscriptions, and smart TV basics.

Workshop / Presentation
Covers must-know internet and app basics for older adults””shopping, social media, podcasts, AI, and digital safety.

Presentation
Explore useful health and wellness apps with a focus on safety, practicality, and confidence.

Presentation
A clear, calm introduction to artificial intelligence and what it means for everyday life.

Workshop / Presentation
A foundational program that builds digital confidence with phones and tablets—focusing on safety, communication, apps, and everyday skills.

Presentation
A practical session on misinformation, AI-generated content, and how to verify what you see online.

Workshop / Presentation
Learn how to find and hire help using popular websites and apps. Includes a simulated step-by-step walkthrough to help you avoid scams and feel confident hiring services.

Presentation
Learn how to find, follow, and enjoy podcasts and audiobooks.

Workshop / Presentation
Teaches older adults how to navigate public transit with ease using real-time apps and tips—includes applying for Senior Charlie Cards and planning routes.

Workshop / Presentation
Explore platforms for real connection””not noise. Covers both big names and hidden gems. Lively and upbeat.

Workshop / Presentation
Discover how to use Chat GPT for hobbies, learning, planning, and creativity. Great for everyday uses.

Instructional Presentation
A direct, practical scam-awareness presentation covering how to identify, block, and protect against common fraud.
19 programs
Nutrition, cooking, healthy aging, and practical food programs for everyday life.

Workshop / Presentation
Learn how hidden ingredients in everyday foods may contribute to inflammation and joint discomfort.

Workshop / Presentation
Small-batch cooking strategies for efficiency and nutrition.

Workshop / Experience
DIY versions of foods like Filet O’ Fish and V-8 Juice with less salt and sugar.

Workshop / Presentation
A food demonstration focused on building healthier, attractive charcuterie-style boards with smarter ingredients and easy substitutions.

Workshop / Presentation
Photos, video, and stories from daily life in China. Explore food, education, and global context.

Workshop / Presentation
Classic Italian dishes and family recipes. Includes red sauces, cookies, photos.

Workshop / Experience
A flexible soup and pantry program built around flavor, nutrition, and take-home value. Seasonal versions may include fall soups, holiday soups, chilis and stews, vegetarian soups, or superfood soups.

Workshop / Experience
Discover everyday foods that support energy, balance, and long-term health without relying on fads or extreme diets. This practical workshop explores how nutrient-dense foods can support heart and brain health. You’ll also learn simple, realistic ways to get these foods into your diet.

Workshop / Presentation
Practical tips and tools to make cooking easier and safer for seniors.

Workshop / Presentation
Low sugar, low carb meal prep with flavor. Includes meal ideas and ingredients.

Workshop / Presentation
Desserts with natural sweeteners. Includes chocolate cake and almond-flour cookies.

Workshop / Presentation
Learn which fish are healthiest, safest, and most sustainable. Includes recipes, safety tips, and dining out guidance.

Workshop / Presentation
Plant-based recipes for older adults. Focus on energy, wellness, and simplicity.

Workshop / Presentation
Sleep tips for older adults including bedtime routines, foods to avoid, and mental strategies for better sleep. Includes 'Safe Sleep' practices.

Workshop / Presentation
How to eat nutritious meals without overspending””includes grocery tips, ordering out, and planning strategies.

Workshop / Presentation
Benefits and techniques for following the Mediterranean Diet. Covers recipes, eating strategies, and optional tastings.

Workshop / Presentation
Understand health risks of processed foods and how to make informed choices. Learn label-reading and anti-inflammatory strategies.

Workshop / Experience
Taste better choices and learn what to look for at the grocery store.

Workshop / Presentation
Explore practical, research-supported factors that influence long-term brain health.
13 programs
Terrarium gardens, practical horticulture, and approachable indoor/outdoor garden ideas.

Gardening
Learn how to grow nutrient-dense microgreens indoors or outdoors. Covers basic setup, lighting, watering, harvesting, and easy ways to use microgreens in meals.

Workshop / Presentation
Nothing tastes like a garden tomato. But there's more to this edible berry than meets the eye. Learn about different varieties of tomatoes, how to grow them, and – most importantly – how to prepare and eat them! Learn about climate-resilient plants and tips for conserving water in home gardens. New England-focused.

Kit
Introduction to herbs and flowers-what's edible, ornamental, and how to grow them. Includes a take-home seed pot.

Workshop / Presentation
Grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables indoors with proper lighting, nutrients, and tools. Ideal for small spaces or year-round gardening.

Workshop / Experience
Custom bingo cards, plant clues, and real plant prizes create a fun, relaxed, interactive plant-themed game.

Workshop / Presentation
Canning, jarring, jelly making, and other preservation techniques for home-grown produce.

Workshop / Experience
Explore the benefits of healing, tea, and edible gardens. Learn about plant properties and sources for tools and seeds.

Workshop / Presentation
Comedic and practical tips for deterring garden pests like aphids, slugs, and woodchucks””without harsh chemicals.

Workshop / Experience
Build closed or open terrariums with layered soil and moisture-loving plants in glass or plastic vessels.

Workshop / Make & Take
Create a miniature garden using natural elements, textures, and creative design.

Workshop / Presentation
Explore tomato varieties, growing techniques, and recipe ideas for garden-fresh eating.

Workshop / Presentation
Unique garden ideas for indoor/outdoor setups. Covers vegetables, herbs, flowers, planting schedules, and companion planting.

Workshop / Presentation
Explore extraordinary carnivorous plants, their adaptations, and how to grow beginner-friendly varieties.
3 programs
Timely programs for holidays, seasonal menus, edible gifts, and special events.

Presentation
Shop online with more confidence, better habits, and fewer scams. Get our curated list of safe and unique shopping sites.

Workshop / Presentation
Discover creative, delicious gift ideas you can make at home—perfect for thoughtful, budget-friendly giving.

Workshop / Presentation
Turn traditional holiday meals into stunning dishes using simple, festive ingredients and elegant techniques.
9 programs
Story-rich programs, local history, overlooked stories, and food traditions.

Presentation
A polished, story-driven program about women whose discoveries changed everyday life.

Workshop / Presentation
Hear the powerful true story of Staff Sgt. Henry Wilayto, survivor of the Bataan Death March and POW camps, told by his daughter.

Workshop / Presentation
Explore the stories of the first three female U.S. Senator and their challenges, brief tenures, and lasting impact on American politics.

Presentation
Explore Boston’s food history through dishes, traditions, and local stories.

Workshop / Presentation
Dive into the rich stories, styles, and traditions behind one of the world’s most beloved foods. From classic regional pizzas to Massachusetts’ own South Shore bar pizza, this program explores what makes each style unique and why pizza inspires such loyalty. A fun, visual journey through history, technique, and local pride.

Presentation / Tasting
A sweet look at Massachusetts chocolate history with optional tasting.

Presentation / Discussion
A food-history and nostalgia presentation exploring regional foods, brands, traditions, and shared memory.

Presentation / Optional Tasting
Travel to Peru with Victoria, Boston’s only chocolate sommelier, as she shares photographs and stories from her second journey through this remarkable country. Explore its landscapes, people, food and cacao traditions — including what it’s like to walk among cacao trees and experience chocolate at its source. Add a guided Taste of Peru chocolate tasting for an especially delicious ending.

Interactive Presentation
How did Massachusetts help shape the way we eat, communicate, play, travel and live? Test your knowledge as each surprising clue leads to an invention, discovery or breakthrough that began here. From basketball and chocolate chip cookies to life-saving medicine and groundbreaking technology, this lively presentation reveals just how often Massachusetts has changed the world.
We're always developing new experiences based on emerging interests, community needs, and great ideas from our presenters. Watch this space.
A practical program about preserving the story of a person's life in the digital age. Topics include recovering old websites and posts, preserving, creative work and blogs, and organizing everything into a meaningful archive for future generations.
Explore the fascinating world of carnivorous plants, how they evolved, how they capture insects, and how to grow them successfully at home. Audience-friendly with live specimens and practical growing advice.
Move beyond beginner terrariums into advanced design concepts including plant selection, layering, hardscape, long-term maintenance, lighting, humidity, and creating natural miniature landscapes.
Experience—not consumption—is the theme. A fun, highly social workshop where participants create their own custom tea blends while learning about herbs, flavors, aroma, and creativity.
More experiences are already in development. Check back soon for new releases.
Browse by Category
Broad planning groups for coordinators choosing by audience, season, event type, or format.
Hands-on workshops, seasonal activities, and tasting experiences that are easy to schedule.
In-person / 13 programsTechnology & SafetyPractical tech confidence, online safety, AI, and everyday digital life.
In-person / 19 programsFood & HealthNutrition, cooking, healthy aging, and practical food programs for everyday life.
In-person / 5 programsSocial & FunLighter programs for conversation, curiosity, games, and shared experiences.
In-person / 13 programsGardening & NatureTerrarium gardens, practical horticulture, and approachable indoor/outdoor garden ideas.
In-person / 3 programsHoliday & SeasonalTimely programs for holidays, seasonal menus, edible gifts, and special events.
In-person / 9 programsHistory & CultureStory-rich programs, local history, overlooked stories, and food traditions.
Planning Ideas
Awareness months, food holidays, seasonal shifts, and community observances can turn a regular program into something timely and easier to promote.
January
National Soup Month, National Hot Tea Month, National Hobby Month
SoupMaster, Tea Tasting Social, Tea Blending WorkshopMarch-April
National Nutrition Month, National Garden Month, Earth Day
Eat Right for Healthy Aging, Terrarium Gardening, What to GrowMay-June
Older Americans Month, Pride Month, Brain Awareness Month
Two Truths and a Lie, More Interesting Life, wellness and history programsSummer
National Picnic Month, National Blueberry Month, Farmers Market Week
Local Food Trivia, Let's Make Pickles, Beantown BitesSeptember-October
Harvest meals, cozy flavors, Healthy Aging Month, Preparedness Month
Become a SoupMaster, Fall Tea Blends, Catch the FraudsterNovember-December
Family Caregivers Month, National Gratitude Month, Winter Solstice
Edible Gift Ideas, Festive Holiday Cuisine, Tea Tasting SocialFull Year
A concise planning calendar with high-fit hooks for senior centers, libraries, housing communities, pop-ups, and events.
Ordering Info
Easy to book. Flexible options. Clear pricing.
FAQ
A short version of the Therapy Gardens and SeniorU FAQ, focused on what most host sites need to know before choosing programs.
We come to your location within our service area, bringing what is needed for a smooth program. Outside the service area, DIY Programs can be shipped with instructions and support.
We are based in Eastern Massachusetts and travel throughout the region. We also have outposts in select areas, including parts of Connecticut and southern New Hampshire, and we are always open to creative options for groups farther away.
Programs include food and nutrition, technology and AI, healthy living, gardening and nature, hobbies, events, tastings, and hands-on seasonal activities.
Yes. Programs are designed to be accessible, engaging, and meaningful for older adults, with formats that can be adjusted for different groups and settings.
Yes. Many programs can be adapted for seasonal themes, holidays, awareness months, and special events such as fall programs, edible gifts, Veterans Day, or Alzheimer's Awareness Month.
Yes. Many workshops are modular and can be tailored to your audience, goals, schedule, theme, or level of support needed.
Very little. Materials, supplies, setup, and cleanup are usually handled for you. Host sites typically provide tables, chairs, and the room or presentation setup.
Yes. Many organizations schedule monthly or seasonal programs, and a simple repeatable plan can be built around your calendar.
Therapy Gardens kits use curated natural elements whenever possible. Soil and moss are sanitized when needed, and material safety is considered during planning.
Ready to Plan?
Send a month, audience, location, and any theme you have in mind. We can suggest a few strong options, confirm availability, and help you shape a simple plan that fits your setting.
Email is best for availability, planning, and program suggestions.
5 programs
Social & Fun
Lighter programs for conversation, curiosity, games, and shared experiences.
Presentation / Discussion
More Interesting Life
A lively program about adding curiosity, pursuits, and fresh challenges to later life.
Presentation
UFOs in the News
A timely discussion of UFO/UAP stories, government interest, and public fascination.
Trivia & Games
Two Truths and a Lie
Two Truths and a Lie program for group learning, conversation, and engagement.
Workshop / Presentation
Local Food Trivia: Yesterday & Today
Jeopardy-style food trivia with classic New England brands, ingredients, and snack nostalgia.
Workshop / Presentation
Lost Restaurants of Yesteryear
A nostalgic journey through Boston’s dining history. History, trivia, and memories.