Food & Farming

Smithfield Nonprofit Hopes to Remain Rooted in the Mary Mowry House

DEM Warns ‘Deadly’ Avian Flu Strain Headed to R.I.

Sewage Sludge Repackaged as Garden Fertilizer Tests Positive for Toxic Chemicals

Summit Focuses On Making Rhode Island’s Food System Sustainable, Resilient

On the evening before Thanksgiving, 165 pheasants sit in a truck bed. They are destined for the Arcadia Management Area and Nicholas Farm Management Area, where they will be released in twos or fours to more than two dozen different patches of meadow. Hunters will be waiting for them in the morning.

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Southside Community Land Trust’s New Providence Headquarters to Invest in Healthy Food

History Shows U.S. Food System Leaves Behind People of Color

Rhode Island’s Top Crop is Sod, But Would Prime Farmland Be Better Used to Grow Food?

A huge greenhouse project producing local food using advanced growing techniques and renewable energy seems on the surface to be an unassailable win for Rhode Island, but the planned launch raises concerns in the small community where millions of tomatoes would be grown.

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New Providence Seed Library Offers Array of Growing Options with Cultural Resonance

Drought Stresses Christmas Trees and Those Who Grow Them

Local Indigenous People Gather to Reclaim Their Culture Through Food Sovereignty

Recent changes to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, a federal food-insecurity relief effort borne out of the coronavirus pandemic, is bringing more grub to Rhode Island. But some say it’s left local growers behind.

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MLK Center to Expand Popular Program to Provide Produce Year-Round to Those in Need

What it Takes to be a Black Farmer: Continuing a Legacy and Combating Systemic Racism

For Some, Asking for Help is Biggest Hurdle in Overcoming Food Insecurity

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Food & Farming

Rhode Island’s Historic Farm-Raised Pheasant Stocking Program Provides Hunters with Game

Massive Greenhouse Proposal Pits Need for Local Food Production Against Town’s Rural Character

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Federal Program to Supply Food Banks Chops Local Growers in Latest Round of Contracts

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