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Food & Farming

Rhode Island’s Top Crop is Sod, But Would Prime Farmland Be Better Used to Grow Food?
Massive Greenhouse Proposal Pits Need for Local Food Production Against Town’s Rural Character
New Providence Seed Library Offers Array of Growing Options with Cultural Resonance
Drought Stresses Christmas Trees and Those Who Grow Them

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Local Indigenous People Gather to Reclaim Their Culture Through Food Sovereignty

In the documentary “Gather,” filmmakers chronicle the struggles of three Indigenous tribes’ efforts to grow and gather their own food and provide for their people. This tale of renewal and perseverance is also being woven locally.

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

Health concerns, fear of deportation, and the inability to use federal benefits for food-delivery services keep some Rhode Islanders from accessing food assistance.

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Peas, Stat! Community Gardens on Front Lines of Food Security
Food Insecurity Strains Safety Nets as Outlook Worsens
Rhode Island Food Systems Rally in Time of Crisis

4 Takeaways from 2020 Rhode Island Food Summit

KINGSTON, R.I. — Local food entrepreneurs, activists, and foodies recently gathered at the University of Rhode Island for the 2020 Rhode Island Food System Summit to discuss the intertwined nature of food production, consumption, climate change, and environmental justice.

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Small Farms Key to Addressing Climate Emergency
They Didn’t Buy the Farm, But They’re Doing the Work
Confronting Farming’s Ugly Past and Present Troubles
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