Hi there everyone! My name is Maddie Mott and I’m really excited to be your new garden manager!  Just a little bit about me: I moved to Providence from Portland, Oregon in 2017 for graduate school. When I met Matt, my now husband and native Rhode Islander, I decided to stay and make PVD my home! I’ve always lived in Fox Point and I LOVE this neighborhood – Matt and I currently live on Wickenden Street with our cat, Torti.  I’ve been gardening at FPCG since 2019, but I’ve been gardening with my grandma since I was a kid. She and my grandfather used to grow roses competitively. I love ..read more

Hello Gardeners:   It’s time to prep the garden for winter, so our final work day is set for November 12th & 13th from 10:00 – 1:00 each day. This is the on-line sign-up sheet. Please feel free to sign up ahead of time if you would like to do a particular task, otherwise come when you can and join a task.   https://docs.google.com/…/1_OCj2W74SItPAxjxT87V…/edit ..read more

The 2022 Harvest Party was a huge success, thank you all for attending and contributing!! With the funds raised we can purchase lumber in the Spring and will have some left over for another project.  If you have any suggestions for a project within the garden, please email the Garden Manager and we can discuss it before the first work day of the 2023 Season. Here are some nice photos. Enjoy!   ..read more

Howdy again, Gardeners–   A gardener rightly pointed out in a posting a few hours ago that the glean team is not supposed to glean without posting the date one week ahead of time. We forgot about that promised timeframe during this crazy-busy harvest-party week; so sorry about that.     Accordingly, our small gleaning team WILL NOT harvest the tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers in your plots this weekend unless you ask us to via Facebook or email. But please do note: tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are tender (high water) plants that will wither with t ..read more

Hi Everyone, as per our FPCG  2022 Agreement, Gleaning will take place this weekend.  Should you not wish your plot to be gleaned, please immediately inform the garden manager.   GLEANING:  When frost is expected at the end of growing season, the garden manager will alert you to harvest all tender produce. With a week’s notice, and the gleaning date announced, tender crops may be collected from plots and donated. Hardy produce and flowers will not be gleaned ..read more

  Hello Gardeners, tonight we celebrate the Garden at the Harvest Party with live music (the KC Moaners jug band), unique raffle items, cash bar and a Pot Luck buffet. I hope everyone can stop by to support this fundraiser at the Portuguese Social Club on Sheldon Street, Providence, starting at 5:30 – 8:00.   Also, the Board wanted to let everyone know that all Garden Members are invited to attend  a special planting of an American Elm dedicated to the memory of our Compost Captain, Scott Moran.  This event is organized by Marjorie and Candace Powning with the City Fores ..read more

Dear Gardeners, Due to the weather, we have decided to postpone the Harvest Party today. A new date will be announced soon. We look forward to seeing you all ..read more

Dear Gardeners, We are hoping that the weather will permit us to have the Annual Harvest Party Fun Raiser and Raffle  tomorrow afternoon October 2@ 3 pm at the garden.  It is normally an improvised event and your support is welcomed. If you have a pop up tent you can share we will use it. Scattered showers are possible. If the weather turns impossible we will let you know if we have to cancel by noon Sunday ..read more

Dear FPCG Members, it is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Board member Scott Moran, our Compost Captain.  Scott’s professional knowledge of plant husbandry and his generosity in sharing it helped our gardeners succeed. We will miss him greatly and remember him with gratitude.  Scott’s obituary is available, here. The community is invited to attend a celebration of life on Tuesday, September 20, at 10am at the Redwood Chapel at Swan Point Cemetery, 585 Blackstone Blvd, Providence; see link for details. Please keep his beautiful family in your tho ..read more

If you were at the last pot luck in August, you most likely enjoyed one of these delicious treats! Mr. Major (plot 69) was kind enough to share his recipe. Hopefully he’ll make more for the Harvest Party Fundraiser on October 2nd ..read more