Farm City, City Farm: An Evening of Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs of Two Urban Farmers
Southside Community Land Trust and Slow Food Rhode Island
Sponsor Discussion of Urban Agriculture on Thursday, November 12th
Who: Slow Food Rhode Island and Southside Community Land Trust
What: Farm City, City Farm: Tales in Urban Farming from Farmer-Author Novella Carpenter and Farmer Rich Pederson
When: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7pm
Where: First Unitarian Church of Providence, 1 Benevolent Street
Join us for a evening of stories – trials, tribulations, and triumphs - from two talented urban farmers; Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer, and Rich Pederson, Southside Community Land Trust’s City Farm Farm Manager.
Novella and Rich will take turns sharing their urban agriculture experiences with us, with their unique perspectives influenced by each of their environments; Novella’s in Oakland, California, and Rich’s here in Providence. They’ll follow their story telling with an audience question and answer period, which is sure to be entertaining and informative - and quite likely very funny as well.
A $10 donation ($5 for college students) is requested. Funds will support Southside Community Land Trust and Slow Food Rhode Island.
Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) provides access to land, education and other resources so people in Greater Providence can grow food in environmentally sustainable ways and create community food systems where locally produced, affordable, and healthy food is available to all. For more information, please visit www.southsideclt.org
Slow Food Rhode Island is the local chapter of Slow Food USA. The volunteers of Slow Food Rhode Island work to promote the values of good, clean, fair food, including education, biodiversity projects, and social activism. For more information, please visit http://slowfoodri.blogspot.com.

From the Ground Up! Press Conference ~ Providence, RI ~ September 3, 2009
Southside Community Land Trust and over 30 partners to announce a three-year initiative funded by the USDA Community Food Projects Grant
WHO: Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT)
WHAT: Press Conference to announce From the Ground Up!
WHEN: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 4:30pm
WHERE: Janes Community Garden, 12-14 Janes St., South Providence (near Eddy St. and Public St., please contact for directions)
WHY: To introduce From the Ground Up!, an exciting initiative made possible by the USDA Community Food Projects Grant and over 30 community partners and foundations.
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