The Providential Gardener

Greening Rhode Island's Businesses & Economy & Jobs

Rhode Island's unemployment rate is 8.5% if I remember correctly what I read in the Projo last week, and the economy isn't doing well on most fronts, but a lot of folks in Rhode Island are determined to turn things... Read more →

The Underground ~ A Wealth of Info for and about Landscape Professionals

Last year at the New England Grows! Conference and Expo in Boston, I came upon The Underground, an interesting group of landscape and nursery professionals who work mostly in the Boston/SE Mass area. I joined so I could follow their... Read more →

Green Drinks is on Wednesday, August 22, 2007

For August, the Rhode Island Environmental Network will not meet in Providence on Thursday the 16th but instead will be gathering on the beach: Wednesday, August 22nd Narragansett Parks and Recreation, Narrow River Preservation Association (NRPA), and the Salt Ponds... Read more →

Green Drinks Providence, July 19

From Bill Mott: The next "Thirsty Third Thursday" gathering of the Rhode Island Environmental Network is: Providence Preservation Society is hosting July's gathering of the RI Env. Network. Weather permitting, we will gather in the Shakespeare's Head Garden. Come learn... Read more →

Think Green Drinks on Third Thursdays

The drinks themselves aren't green, but the talk tends to be at "Green Drinks," the Rhode Island Environmental Network's monthly get-together every third Thursday from 5 to 8pm. The July 19th meeting will be at the Providence Preservation Society. More... Read more →

Rhode Island Farmways & RICAPE

More organizations to add to the Providential Gardener. Check out the Organizations list on the side panel of the blog for these new additions: Rhode Island FarmWays, which is a special initiative of the Rhode Island Center for Agricultural Promotion... Read more →

Rhode Island Environmental Network January 18

The Thirsty Third Thursday" gathering of the Rhode Island Environmental Network is on January 18th! These informal monthly gatherings provide a great opportunity to learn about the latest on the environmental front, create connections, build synergies, make friends, and celebrate!... Read more →

Green Drinks, Great Links

Well, I fell in the well, was stuck in a rut, lost in the woods for a while ... anyway, I am back tonight after a good time with the folks who showed up for Green Drinks at Jake's in... Read more →

HOEDOWN at Southside Community Land Trust

Tomorrow is the big day for Southside Community Land Trust. SCLT is celebrating 25 years of helping people to grow their own food with a big bash at Urban Edge Farm in Johnston on Saturday, September 9th from 4pm to... Read more →

Providence Green Drinks ~ The "Third Thirsty Thursday" Gathering

Providence Green Drinks is the monthly gathering of the Rhode Island Environmental Network, held every third Thursday at various locations in Providence from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This informal group of anywhere from five to fifty people is coordinated... Read more →