Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 11-3pm for Open Garden Day for rock + shell painting, garden signage, book talk and compost education and games!
Join us on Sunday, May 3rd from 10am-3pm for a day of beautifying our green space by painting a mural, making sustainable art, storytime for our little gardeners, and engaging with fun crafts for both adults and children.
Join us on Saturday, May 2nd from 11am–1:30pm for a big day in the garden, we’re doing a HUGE planting of perennial native pollinator plants.
Congrats to MSCG for being honored for hosting public events that engage our communities through educational workshops, fun and games, mutual aid, and more.
A spring update from MSCG’s Super Secret Worm Task Force, and a deeper look at vermicomposting at Maple Street Community Garden.
The first blog of 2026 explores the concept of community gardening and compost’s role in New York City’s evolving circular economy.
December always feels like the moment everything gets quieter: the beds are bare, the air gets (painfully) sharp, and most of us are spending more time inside than out. But somehow, this is when the garden teaches the clearest lessons about cycles and purpose. (Maybe it’s just the cold air going to my head.)
Join the compost team at MSCG on our campaign to leave no pumpkin uncomposted this Autumn! Read more about our upcoming Portraits and Pumpkins Party and more.
Read here for an exciting update on MSCG’s new sifting table, and why sifting compost is so important!
Flattened by a virus and stuck on bedrest, I found myself thinking about compost. Not the pretty finished kind, but the messy middle and the slow, quiet cure. This piece is about patience, timing, and why the parts that look like nothing are actually doing the most.