Programs
The Garden of Eating
The Garden of Eating is Common Ground Ministries' community garden in Beaver Meadows, PA. We grow fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs for families we serve, give away free starter veggie plants, and glean farm harvests with neighbors in need.
From starter plants to a community garden
The Garden of Eating began a few years ago with a simple idea: give families free starter vegetable plants so they can grow their own food. More than a thousand plants later, it has grown into a producing community garden at our Beaver Meadows center — fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs that go straight into pantry boxes.
We also partner with local farms to glean their harvests alongside the people we serve, including a developing farm where we glean and work on projects together. We've helped plant gardens in other counties and states. Teaching people to grow food is the 'teach a person to fish' heart of our ministry.
Our garden theme says it simply: healthier food means healthier outcomes.
Grow a garden at your church
We're inviting churches across Northeast Pennsylvania to plant community gardens of their own, and we'll help you get started. Whether you have a corner of the lawn or an empty lot, we'll share what we've learned from the Garden of Eating, from starter plants to harvest. Together we can put healthier food on more family tables, because healthier food means healthier outcomes.
Free groceries by curbside pickup, with delivery for neighbors who can’t get to us.