The Pearl Street Garden Collective works to bring plant communities to urban spaces. We use hands-on, regenerative practices to restore ecosystems, build connections, and support people in caring for the land.

We collaborate with our clients and partners to grow gardens that nourish soil, water, and wildlife, creating pockets of renewal across Providence and beyond.

Together, we are building a network of gardens that reconnect people with nature and make regenerative gardening part of everyday life in urban spaces.

Jeff is a passionate permaculture designer and local food advocate with a lifelong love for cultivating the earth. A graduate of Brown University with a background in filmmaking, he brings a unique perspective to his work as a project manager for the African Alliance of Rhode Island, where he supports refugee farmers in growing their businesses through innovative market opportunities.

Through his involvement with the Pearl Street Garden Collective(PSGC), Jeff designs ecologically diverse gardens across Rhode Island, demonstrating the power of regeneration to transform both landscapes and communities.

Cristiane is a place-based educator and designer. She grew up between the densely populated city of Santo Domingo, the cultivated lands of Arroyo Frío and the undisturbed wilderness of Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic. Her work is greatly motivated by drastically contrasting landscapes.

Cristiane approaches art and design practices as tools to engage with and understand the ecologies we transit and inevitably contribute to. Her creative process relies on place, time, the biotic and abiotic, and serves to facilitate the building of kincentric relations and community resilience.

She received a BFA in Furniture Design with a minor in Sustainability Studies and an MA in Art and Design Education from the Rhode Island School of Design. She also completed both the Master Gardener and Food RecoveryPrograms through the University of Rhode Island.

Big Thanks to our Partners and collaborators for their continuous support: