Encountering God Together in Nature
at the Corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues
The NewMan Church Garden Team
Encountering God Together in Nature
at the Corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues
The Three-Sisters Garden
God in the Garden
The Garden Team began practicing three-sisters planting in 2024 in a garden they began at the front of the church: beans, corn, and squash grow together, each one helping the others. Beans grow up the corn stalk while the corn gains nutrients from the beans; the squash covers the ground, keeping the soil active for the corn and beans. This method of planting is part of ongoing Indigenous life and practice in Rhode Island.