Moravian Community Garden

The Staten Island Moravian Churches Community Garden grows organic produce for Project Hospitality’s soup kitchen and food pantry. For the 2025 season, we yielded 335 lbs of produce for Project Hospitality, and 140 lbs for personal use.

Now Spring 2026 gardening season is here! For those interested in participating at the beginning, two informational meetings will be held in March:

• Saturday, March 21st, 10:00 AM – In the church Parlor Room.
• Monday, March 23rd, 7:00 PM – In the church Sanctuary.

Have questions? Please contact us at:—
+1 (718)442-5215
or
simoraviancommunitygarden@gmail.com
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2026 Spring Informational Meetings Flyer (PDF)
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2026 Planting Season Flyer (PDF)
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Fact Sheet about the Garden (PDF)

• We have thirty-nine four by four foot squares. About a third of these squares are set aside for volunteer gardeners and about two-thirds are set aside for Project Hospitality.
• The garden provides space for people who might not be able to garden at home. In exchange for helping to care for garden plots designated for Project Hospitality, volunteer gardeners can have a personal plot to grow their own vegetables and herbs to take home.
• The entrance and front section of the garden are handicap accessible. Six of the plots are in waist high wheel-chair accessible beds.

We use the Square Foot Gardening Method developed by Mel Bartholomew. (The number of plants per square depends on the size of the plant. For instance, a foot square can accommodate 1 tomato plant or 16 radish plants)

• High density planting means fewer weeds.
• Verticals are provided in 27 squares in our garden. Verticals are used for tomatoes, cucumbers, and other running plants.
• Volunteer gardeners only need simple tools: gardening gloves and trowels.
• Don’t step on the soil inside the garden squares!

Come and join us! It’s great to enjoy being outside, working together, and seeing the goodness of God’s creation all around us.

For more information, contact the Church Office at +1 718-442-5215