Local Food Forum returns to Brown on Feb. 3
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in food security, Relocalization, Gardening/Farming, food production | 1 Comment »Farm Fresh Rhode Island brings another Local Food Forum to Brown University.The 6th Annual RI Local Food Forum will gather farmers, chefs, schools food services, restaurateurs and institutions to network. Share best practices for local sourcing and ways to develop ...
Perennial polyculture prevails over peak oil
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Posted in Urban solutions, food security, Environmental cleanup, Gardening/Farming, adaptation, food production | No Comments »Nice video from Kris Can. Take notes. Eric Toensmeier mentions many unusual vegetables, berries and fruits you would never imagine could be grown in an urban setting in the Northeast.
Southside Community Land Trust grows the future
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Posted in Urban solutions, food security, community supported agriculture, Gardening/Farming, community gardens, food production | No Comments »Congratulations to our friends at Southside Community Land Trust in Providence, as the recipients of grants totalling $600,000 in USDA grants and matching funds. That is fantastic news, and certainly will help in SCLT's efforts to expand and improve their ...
FRESH the movie at Casey Farm Sept. 12
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 Posted in food security, community supported agriculture, Gardening/Farming, food production | No Comments »Great new doc screens at Casey Farm, Saunderstown, RI, Sept. 12 at 7pm
Garden page updates; Logsdon and Astyk on farming
Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in Gardening/Farming, community gardens, food production | No Comments »Our Community Garden page is (finally) updated. Check out what we've been doing since, um, March or so. Gene Logsdon looks at farming practices pre-"Green Revolution." and Sharon Astyk's long-awaited book, A Nation of Farmers, is now available. A review to ...
Bristol Comm. College Organic Ag Tech Certification
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in food security, Education, Gardening/Farming, food production | No Comments »This is great news. Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA will be offering a new Organic Agriculture Technician certification program in Fall 2009. This is a 29-credit program that includes courses in Organic farming techniques Solar greenhouse production Beekeeping Water management Science and care ...
How a greener city gets growing
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in community supported agriculture, Gardening/Farming, community gardens, food production | No Comments »Inspiring story from The Baltimore Sun on a community garden project in the Baltimore area. We have a few plots left in the Wakefield/Peacedale, RI area, if you'd like to join a community garden here. Call Lisa at The Jonnycake ...
The Garden documentary Monday night at Jane Pickens in Newport
Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in food security, Social Justice, Culture/The Arts, Gardening/Farming, community gardens | No Comments »The Garden, the Oscar-nominated film on the South Central LA community garden is screening tonight at the Jane Pickens theatre in Newport, at 7pm. This is a benefit for the Newport Community Garden. There is a reception beginning at 5:30. ...
Grow your own food–One Million Gardens
Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in food security, Gardening/Farming, adaptation, food production | No Comments »Check this out.
A friendly permaculture critique of the Obama’s vegetable garden
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Politics, Gardening/Farming, community gardens | No Comments »Rob Hopkins of Transition Culture takes a look at the Obama's "kitchen garden." Here's the link.