Workshop / Make & Take
Seasoning Blending Workshop
Mix custom seasoning blends for everyday cooking, wellness themes, or seasonal gifts.
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Start with the kind of experience you want to offer, then choose the program that best fits the audience, season, and setting.
6 programs
Make & Takes / Tastings
Hands-on workshops, seasonal activities, and tasting experiences that are easy to schedule.
Workshop / Make & Take
Tea Blending Workshop
Create custom tea blends using teas, herbs, spices, and seasonal flavor profiles.
In-Person Program
Boston Tea Party Tasting!
Explore the history of the Boston Tea Party through storytelling and a hands-on tea tasting. Limit 24.
In-Person Program
Let's Make Pickles
Hands-on pickling with classic and creative options.
Workshop / Make & Take
Autumn Landscape Tiny Garden
Create a miniature fall-inspired landscape using natural textures, seasonal accents, and warm autumn colors.
In-Person Program
Tea Tasting Social
A relaxed tea tasting program with approachable teas, simple tasting notes, and conversation-friendly comparisons.
8 programs
Technology & Safety
Practical tech confidence, online safety, AI, and everyday digital life.
Interactive Presentation
Catch the Fraudster
A friendly scenario-based game where participants decide whether realistic situations are legitimate, suspicious, or trying too hard.
Presentation
Cut the Cord: Streaming Without Cable
Understand YouTube, streaming, subscriptions, and smart TV basics.
Workshop / Presentation
Tech Essentials for Older Adults
Covers must-know internet and app basics for older adults""shopping, social media, podcasts, AI, and digital safety.
Presentation
Apps for Health & Wellness
Explore useful health and wellness apps with a focus on safety, practicality, and confidence.
Presentation
How Do I Know What's Real Anymore?
A practical session on misinformation, AI-generated content, and how to verify what you see online.
Presentation
Finding Podcasts & Audiobooks (Good Ones)
Learn how to find, follow, and enjoy podcasts and audiobooks.
Workshop / Presentation
Social Media for Actual Socializing
Explore platforms for real connection""not noise. Covers both big names and hidden gems. Lively and upbeat.
Workshop / Presentation
Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Your Life
Discover how to use Chat GPT for hobbies, learning, planning, and creativity. Great for everyday uses.
9 programs
Food & Health
Nutrition, cooking, healthy aging, and practical food programs for everyday life.
Workshop / Presentation
Why Your Joints Hurt
Learn how hidden ingredients in everyday foods may contribute to inflammation and joint discomfort.
Workshop / Presentation
Cooking Small: Recipes for 1 or 2 People
Small-batch cooking strategies for efficiency and nutrition.
Workshop / Experience
Become a SoupMaster
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
Superfoods & You
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
Diabetes-Friendly Cooking
Low sugar, low carb meal prep with flavor. Includes meal ideas and ingredients.
Workshop / Presentation
Eat Right: Foods for Healthy Aging
Plant-based recipes for older adults. Focus on energy, wellness, and simplicity.
Workshop / Presentation
Get Better Sleep!
Sleep tips for older adults including bedtime routines, foods to avoid, and mental strategies for better sleep. Includes 'Safe Sleep' practices.
Workshop / Presentation
Healthy Eating on a Budget
How to eat nutritious meals without overspending""includes grocery tips, ordering out, and planning strategies.
Workshop / Presentation
Mediterranean Diet Made Easy
Benefits and techniques for following the Mediterranean Diet. Covers recipes, eating strategies, and optional tastings.
4 programs
Gardening & Nature
Terrarium gardens, practical horticulture, and approachable indoor/outdoor garden ideas.
Gardening
Microgreens Made Easy
Learn how to grow nutrient-dense microgreens indoors or outdoors. Covers basic setup, lighting, watering, harvesting, and easy ways to use microgreens in meals.
Kit
Herb Garden Primer & Starter Kit
Introduction to herbs and flowers-what's edible, ornamental, and how to grow them. Includes a take-home seed pot.
Workshop / Presentation
Modern Indoor Gardening
Grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables indoors with proper lighting, nutrients, and tools. Ideal for small spaces or year-round gardening.
Workshop / Experience
Terrarium Gardening
Build closed or open terrariums with layered soil and moisture-loving plants in glass or plastic vessels.
3 programs
Holiday & Seasonal
Timely programs for holidays, seasonal menus, edible gifts, and special events.
Presentation
Online Shopping Tips & Safe Buying
Shop online with more confidence, better habits, and fewer scams. Get our curated list of safe and unique shopping sites.
Workshop / Presentation
Edible Gift Ideas
Discover creative, delicious gift ideas you can make at home-perfect for thoughtful, budget-friendly giving.
Workshop / Presentation
Festive Holiday Cuisine
Turn traditional holiday meals into stunning dishes using simple, festive ingredients and elegant techniques.
6 programs
History & Culture
Story-rich programs, local history, overlooked stories, and food traditions.
Presentation
Overlooked Women of Science
A polished, story-driven program about women whose discoveries changed everyday life.
Workshop / Presentation
Resilience: The History of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor
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
The First Three Women Senators and Their Stories
Explore the stories of the first three female U.S. Senator and their challenges, brief tenures, and lasting impact on American politics.
Presentation
Beantown Bites
Explore Boston's food history through dishes, traditions, and local stories.
Workshop / Presentation
Pizza Stories
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
Massachusetts Chocolate History
A sweet look at Massachusetts chocolate history with optional tasting.
Browse by Category
Start with the kind of program you need
Broad planning groups for coordinators choosing by audience, season, event type, or format.
In-person / 6 programsMake & Takes / Tastings
Hands-on workshops, seasonal activities, and tasting experiences that are easy to schedule.
In-person / 8 programsTechnology & SafetyPractical tech confidence, online safety, AI, and everyday digital life.
In-person / 9 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 / 4 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 / 6 programsHistory & CultureStory-rich programs, local history, overlooked stories, and food traditions.
Planning Ideas
Need a Theme?
Awareness months, food holidays, seasonal shifts, and community observances can turn a regular program into something timely and easier to promote.
January
Warm Starts
National Soup Month, National Hot Tea Month, National Hobby Month
SoupMaster, Tea Tasting Social, Tea Blending WorkshopMarch-April
Spring Reset
National Nutrition Month, National Garden Month, Earth Day
Eat Right for Healthy Aging, Terrarium Gardening, What to GrowMay-June
Connection & Visibility
Older Americans Month, Pride Month, Brain Awareness Month
Two Truths and a Lie, More Interesting Life, wellness and history programsSummer
Food, Fun & Local Flavor
National Picnic Month, National Blueberry Month, Farmers Market Week
Local Food Trivia, Let's Make Pickles, Beantown BitesSeptember-October
Fall Season
Harvest meals, cozy flavors, Healthy Aging Month, Preparedness Month
Become a SoupMaster, Fall Tea Blends, Catch the FraudsterNovember-December
Gratitude & Gathering
Family Caregivers Month, National Gratitude Month, Winter Solstice
Edible Gift Ideas, Festive Holiday Cuisine, Tea Tasting SocialFull Year
Monthly Planning Calendar
A concise planning calendar with high-fit hooks for senior centers, libraries, housing communities, pop-ups, and events.
January
- National Soup Month
- National Hot Tea Month
- National Hobby Month
- National Puzzle Day
February
- National Bird-Feeding Month
- Library Lovers' Month
- Random Acts of Kindness Week
- American Heart Month
March
- National Nutrition Month
- National Craft Month
- National Napping Day
- Spring Equinox
April
- National Garden Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Earth Day
- Arbor Day
May
- Older Americans Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- National Salad Month
- Senior Health & Fitness Day
June
- Pride Month
- Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
- Great Outdoors Month
- National Pollinator Week
July
- National Picnic Month
- National Blueberry Month
- Disability Pride Month
- National Culinary Arts Month
August
- National Wellness Month
- Farmers Market Week
- National Sandwich Month
- National Senior Citizens Day
September
- Healthy Aging Month
- National Honey Month
- Preparedness Month
- Grandparents Day
October
- Emotional Wellness Month
- Active Aging Week
- National Cookbook Month
- Eat Better, Eat Together Month
November
- Family Caregivers Month
- National Gratitude Month
- Native American Heritage Month
- Diabetes Awareness Month
December
- Human Rights Month
- Handwashing Awareness Week
- Winter Solstice
- Kwanzaa
Ordering Info
Pricing & Availability
Easy to book. Flexible options. Clear pricing.
- In-Person Programs
- Planning Price $300-$350
- Add an Activity, Taste, or Takeaway
- $50 (most programs)
- Run-Your-Own DIY Kits
- Starting at $149
- Travel
- Travel fees in excess of 1 hour may apply.
- Series
- Request a quote. info@therapygardens.com
- Formats
- In-person, DIY kits, or custom programs
- Payment
- Purchase orders, checks, or credit cards accepted
- Paperwork
- W-9 and Certificate of Insurance available
- Audience
- Libraries, senior centers, housing communities, pop-ups & events
- Discounts
- Available for multiple and series bookings
- Have a specific budget or program need? Contact us and we'll help you find the best fit.
FAQ
Common coordinator questions
A short version of the Therapy Gardens and SeniorU FAQ, focused on what most host sites need to know before choosing programs.
Do you come to us or do we go to you?
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.
Where do you travel?
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.
What kinds of programs do you offer?
Programs include food and nutrition, technology and AI, healthy living, gardening and nature, hobbies, events, tastings, and hands-on seasonal activities.
Are the programs suitable for older adults?
Yes. Programs are designed to be accessible, engaging, and meaningful for older adults, with formats that can be adjusted for different groups and settings.
Can programs be seasonal or holiday-themed?
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.
Can we customize a program?
Yes. Many workshops are modular and can be tailored to your audience, goals, schedule, theme, or level of support needed.
What do we need to provide?
Very little. Materials, supplies, setup, and cleanup are usually handled for you. Host sites typically provide tables, chairs, and the room or presentation setup.
Can we book a series or recurring programs?
Yes. Many organizations schedule monthly or seasonal programs, and a simple repeatable plan can be built around your calendar.
Are materials natural and safe?
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?
Not sure where to start?
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.
How to Book
- Tell us the basics.Audience, location, preferred month, and program format.
- We suggest good fits.We can recommend 2-3 programs, seasonal hooks, or DIY options.
- Confirm the details.We finalize availability, pricing, travel, materials, and setup needs.
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.