The Providential Gardener

Apeiron Sustainability Living Festival & Clean Energy Expo ~ June 6 & 7, 2009

We are fortunate to have The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living in Rhode Island, and we are even more fortunate that they have a Sustainable Living Festival coming up in Coventry, RI, on June 6 & 7, 2009. This is... Read more →

Diesel & Incinerators -- Cough, Cough

If you have been using the What Grows On in Rhode Island Calendar, you have certainly noticed that since January 2009 it has included the local and state public meetings and hearings that concern our environment. They're mixed in with... Read more →

The Great Outdoors

Just a quick note to say on this BIKE TO WORK DAY, check out What Grows On in Rhode Island Calendar for all kinds of environment-related events ~ farmers' markets, recycling and hazardous/e-waste pickups, cleanups, art shows, workshops, plant sales... Read more →

Southside Community Land Trust Plant Sale ~ May 16 & 17, 2009

More plants than ever are on sale this weekend to raise money for all the great things Southside Community Land Trust does to encourage urban agriculture. Go to City Farm this weekend, or any time during the growing season, and... Read more →

Olneyville Shines and Shines! Cleanup #2 on May 16, 2009

I may have to explain this photo a little. You can see in the background some of the more than 620 folks who showed up on April 25, 2009 to clean up Merino Park, Riverside Park, and the Fred Lippitt... Read more →