Our community garden in Kirkland, Washington is a shared space where neighbors grow food, build relationships, and support the local community. Begun as a partnership with Girl Scouts working on their Silver Award project, it has grown into a shared space where neighbors cultivate food, friendships, and care for creation.
This season, the Community Garden is partnering with the New Bethlehem Center to provide fresh vegetables and herbs for their residents and Day Center.
Our Community Garden is growing more than vegetables.
One of our volunteers recently shared some of the comments she hears from people walking along State Street.
"I just want you to know how much joy this garden has given me as I walk by and see it every day."
Another passerby, after learning it was a community garden sponsored by St. John's, said,
"Oh my goodness, that is so amazing! It's beautiful!"
Every week, neighbors stop to ask what's growing, how the garden works, or simply to admire it. Those conversations remind us that this space is doing exactly what a community garden should—bringing people together.
Support the Garden Through Ignite Kirkland
St. John’s Episcopal Church is participating in Ignite Kirkland 2026 through a project to expand the State Street Community Garden to grow fresh vegetables and herbs for families served by New Bethlehem Place, a local shelter and day center in Kirkland.
Donations through the Ignite Kirkland campaign will help provide additional raised beds, soil, seeds, starts, irrigation supplies, and other resources needed to sustain the garden throughout the growing season.
Give directly through the Ignite Kirkland grant catalog.
Get Involved
Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just curious to try something new, there’s a place for you here. You can help plant, water, tend, harvest, or support the garden in ways that fit your schedule and interests.
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Volunteer in the garden
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Help with seasonal planting and harvest
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Support food donation efforts
