SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST has received a $600,000 federal grant to train new farmers.
CRANSTON – The Southside Community Land Trust has launched a $600,000 federally funded initiative to help beginning farmers access resources, tools and training, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Tuesday. The initiative, called Feed Rhode Island: Growing Sustainable Farms, is being funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program grant. It…