The Providential Gardener

Urban Agriculture ~ Providence Continues to Grow!

YERT (Your Environmental Road Trip) videos document the travels of 4 young people during 2007-2008 who interviewed people in all 50 states about environmental issues. The Rhode Island video featuring Rich Peterson of City Farm is just the thing to... Read more →

Children, Outdoor Play, and Learning to See

If you'd like some perspective on children and outdoor play ~ a big-deal topic these days with its own legislation ("No Child Left Inside," a co-sponsor of which is RI's Senator Reed, and which today gets about 41 million hits... Read more →

No Child Left Inside ~ An Article for Background

The Providential Gardener loves hearing about "No Child Left Inside" efforts.* Sanne Kure-Jensen, a Rhode Island landscape professional and great news source herself, sent along this link sent to her..... Here is an article written by the man who wrote... Read more →

RI Spring Flower & Garden Show News!

I hear the roads are terrible in Little Compton this morning, but if and when you can safely travel to the RI Spring Flower & Garden Show you will have a very good time. Or take the bus! The top... Read more →

February 2008 School Vacation Week ~ Nature & Outdoor Activities in Rhode Island

Not only is there a LOT going on at the Flower Show, but this is also School Vacation Week. For dozens of things to do with your children, see the Calendar. Soon you'll be able to view the Calendar in... Read more →

Children's Garden at Pawtucket's International Charter School

From Kate Lacouture, a parent at the International Charter School in Pawtucket: For the past two months the North Main Street (Providence) Whole Foods has been selling $2 and $5 coupons at the register to support the Children's Garden at... Read more →

No Child Left Inside

Senator Jack Reed has recently introduced legislation to strengthen and expand environmental education in the schools called the No Child Left Inside Act 2007. Here are some links that provide background: Jack Reed press release regarding No Child Left Inside... Read more →

The Greenhouse ~ A Groden Network Vocational Services Program

When you pass through the gates of North Burial Ground at North Main Street and Branch Avenue in Providence, you might think you are only entering a cemetery, but you would be wrong! Just to the right, past the gatehouse,... Read more →

Be a River Ranger!

Some news from the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council: Woonasquatucket River Rangers Need Volunteers! The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council is currently running its River Rangers summer program, which employs a small team of Providence youth to be stewards for the parks... Read more →

Children and Lawn Mowers

A recent brief in the Providence Journal is worth highlighting now that the kids are home for the summer: mower-related injuries numbered more than 220,000 in the U.S. last year. These included injuries to 16,500 children and teens. It's not... Read more →