Hunt’s Mills Community Gardens Overview

The East Providence Historical Society was established in 1967 and has been headquartered at the John Hunt House Museum since 1989. We maintain the 1750’s era Museum and the 1895 era Education Center and provide free historical programs and tours including monthly open houses, monthly educational programs for adults and educational programs and tours for children. The Museum is located on 44 acres of city-owned property. We also, in partnership with the URI Master Gardener Program, maintain the gardens surrounding the Museum.

Hunt’s Mills Community Gardens

The Hunt’s Mills Community Garden project was developed to address the community needs during the Pandemic and beyond. It was a natural outgrowth of our Master Gardener program and is designed to provide a personal garden plot to 26 gardening groups from the community to grow their own food. We received a grant from the RI Foundation in June, 2020 and over the Summer and Fall used those funds to develop a Community Garden Center in the basement of the Education Center and build the 26 Raised Bed Community Gardens behind the Museum. The Hunt’s Mills Community Gardens serve East Providence residents of all ages and builds on already established relationships including departments within the City of East Providence, the URI Master Gardener Program, the Sowams Heritage Area Project, and the Ten Mile River Watershed Council.

The Hunt’s Mills Community Gardens are the first community gardens in the City of East Providence and we are grateful for the strong support from Mayor Bob DaSilva and departments within the city. There are 26 raised bed gardens, including 4 handicap accessible beds, within a 50’ x 50’ fenced in garden space. Garden advice and workshops are available to community gardeners throughout the growing season.

In Fall, 2020, we began taking applications and are now completely sold out! If you would like to be placed on our waiting list, please click here for the online form  or download the form here and mail or bring by the Hunt House.

For more information, please contact Cheryl Faria at cherylafaria@verizon.net 401-419-8682