In many ways , 2025 was unprecedented for PCG. We grew, gathered and shared an amazing 14,793 pounds of nutritious food with thousands of people who struggle with food insecurity right here in Westchester. In the fall, our resources were tested by the government shutdown, which restricted SNAP (basic nutrition assistance) for our most vulnerable community members. Without hesitation, our army of volunteers and donation partners swung into action to help, but our eyes were op

It's that time of year again, when we're all bombarded with donation requests from so many organizations who do so much to help so many. While Giving Tuesday is a clearly worthwhile effort, it’s often hard to decide who and how to help when there is so much need. We also know that many of our neighbors and friends are struggling to provide for their own families right now, so making a financial donation at this time just isn’t an option. Well, we have GOOD NEWS! There are ma

The summer of 2025 has been one filled with tons of beautiful produce and as well as extraordinary change at PCG. Our remarkable volunteers have lovingly tended the garden at St. John’s as well as hauled huge numbers of organic produce donated by the generous farmers and vendors at the Pleasantville Farmer’s Market which helps to support over 3,000 people in need each week. As I write this today, we have grown, gathered and shared over 13,000 pounds of beautiful fresh produce

This week marks the end of the 26 th  annual National Farmers Market Week . All of us in Pleasantville are especially fortunate to live in a community where our Saturday farmers market has beautiful, fresh produce and locally made products. As you may know, PCG has a unique relationship with the vendors at the market. Each and every week, many of them often donate unsold produce and bread to help us address food insecurity in our local community. The actual collection/distrib

The summer heat is ON, which means our Pleasantville Community Garden army of volunteers are hard at work! They are; in the garden...

As we get ready to launch our 11th year of growing, gathering and sharing fresh produce in Pleasantville, we’re excited to profile the...

Winter. This one seems to have been particularly harsh, but as Daylight Savings finally draws to a close we can begin to slowly make our...

Thrifted Valentine goodies While the PCG garden at St. John’s sleeps for the winter, the good work of gathering and sharing continues...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS AND FARMERS WHO SUPPORT THE WORK WE DO.

By the time you get this blog post we’re pretty sure you’ve been bombarded with dozens of email donation requests. Same here! While...

With the PCG garden now happily put to bed for the season, it’s great to have some time to reflect upon all of the wonderful support...

On Saturday, October 19th we will embark on a very special project in the garden at St. John’s Episcopal Church : the creation of a...

2024 PCG Labor Day Spotlight: Mead Orchards   Since the first seeds of hope were planted in the PCG garden 10 years ago at St. John’s...

Since its inception 10 years ago, the Pleasantville Community Garden has gathered and shared over 120,000 pounds of fresh produce with...