The Providential Gardener

Speaking of Backyard Gardens....

Speaking of backyard gardens... is Katherine Brown, Executive Director of Southside Community Land Trust. Take 5 minutes to see this video filmed in the summer of 2007 on Natural News Network. Katherine describes the work SCLT does to establish community... Read more →

A Post about Compost

We are lucky to have an excellent composting operation in Rhode Island, Earth Care Farm in Charlestown, and this blog post is about their compost and the upcoming soil/composting workshops at Southside Community Land Trust this Saturday (June 23, 2007)... Read more →

Organics & You: Making the Switch

ORGANICS AND YOU: MAKING THE SWITCH A Workshop for Land Care Professionals & Municipal Employees Monday March 12, 2007, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Aspray Boat House, 2 East View Street Warwick, RI, (Adjoining Pawtuxet Park) PARENTS, SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AND... Read more →

Garden Guys ~ January 28, 2007

This morning's Garden Guys show was full of useful info (WHJJ, 920AM, 8-10am). You miss something when you don't listen to the whole two hours! A few notes: Seeds dry out ~ test last year's seeds by dampening a paper... Read more →

Campus Farms ~ A Growing Trend

Colleges and universities are sprouting farms left and right, and I hear that Brown students are hard at work on plans to create a Brown Campus Farm very near the East Side campus in Providence. There is considerable interest in... Read more →

Garden Insect Identification and Management Saturday, July 8, 11:00 am

East Greenwich, RI Between the rain showers, many people are trying to grow gardens this year. When the sun comes out, there are weeds and diseases to deal with. As summer continues, there will be insects to contend with as... Read more →

Northeast Organic Farming Association of RI

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island is looking for members. Individuals can join for $25, families for $35. See their list of organic farms in Rhode Island, and contact them for more information. Read more →

Dealing with Those Pesky Pests on Fruit Trees

Do you have an apple tree or other fruit tree in your yard? For those of us who are interested in growing apples and other orchard fruit, we missed some very interesting meetings in the last three months. So make... Read more →