Tag: Urban Edge Farm
State awards $400K in agricultural energy grants to 23 farms
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-three farms across Rhode Island have been awarded a total of $400,000 in agricultural energy grants, according to Gov. Daniel J. McKee,...
Southside Community Land Trust creates farmland to feed urban neighborhoods
THOUSANDS OF LOW-INCOME Rhode Islanders in urban areas are getting sustenance from the unlikeliest of places: community gardens, plots of land converted into long-term...
Rhody-grown herbal teas
After 13 years of farming – growing flowers, herbs and vegetables on state-owned, cooperative land – Christina Dedora was ready to simplify her work...
Local chefs find sustainability is challenging
The chef laughed as he read the label. “Organic Salad Greens,” it read. The container was made of plastic.
Chefs and restaurateurs in Rhode Island...












