Growing a Healthier, More Sustainable City - From the Ground Up!
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.
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.
Southside Community Land Trust is excited to announce a new initiative, From the Ground Up!, to help more people grow food in Greater Providence. All are welcome to join us for a fun and interactive press conference at a new community garden build-out site, located on 12-14 Janes Street in South Providence, at 4:30pm on Thursday, September 3rd. Come help us haul dirt, turn compost, install a rain barrel, meet gardeners, neighbors, and partners, and snack on fresh, locally-grown food!
Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) has received a three-year, $300,000 grant as part of the USDA’s Community Food Projects Grant Program. The Community Food Projects Grant Program helps low-income people gain access to nutritious food.
Over 30 partner agencies and organizations from around Rhode Island will be involved in integrated urban agriculture projects. The USDA Community Food Projects grant is matched with 100% contributions from funders and project partners – committing a total of $600,000 funding and in-kind contributions to this ground-breaking new initiative!
In today’s difficult economic climate, community gardens can provide a significant amount of food and relieve some of the pressure on gardeners’ household food budgets. SCLT community gardeners report savings of up to $600+ over Providence’s 6-month growing season, and many gardeners supplement their incomes further by selling surplus produce and stretch the season’s bounty by canning and freezing their produce for use in winter months.
The integrated projects of From the Ground Up! create a more sustainable, healthier city by linking together essential elements to grow more food in Providence - healthy soil, water, tools and resources, and education and training.
Currently there are 25 community gardens in Providence and nearby Pawtucket. From the Ground Up! will increase community garden plots by 25%, creating new space for 132 additional families to grow their own food. The newly created Community Gardens Network will connect and support gardeners around the city, providing them with expertise and training, collaborative marketing opportunities, and resource and tool sharing.
Two essential components for any garden are healthy soil and water. From the Ground Up! will increase composting with city-wide innovative strategies to build soil fertility and divert recyclables from the landfill, and increase the use of rain barrels as an affordable, sustainable water source for home and community gardens.
Please join us on Thursday, September 3rd at Janes Community Garden in South Providence to learn more about these projects.
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.
Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) has received a three-year, $300,000 grant as part of the USDA’s Community Food Projects Grant Program. The Community Food Projects Grant Program helps low-income people gain access to nutritious food.
Over 30 partner agencies and organizations from around Rhode Island will be involved in integrated urban agriculture projects. The USDA Community Food Projects grant is matched with 100% contributions from funders and project partners – committing a total of $600,000 funding and in-kind contributions to this ground-breaking new initiative!
In today’s difficult economic climate, community gardens can provide a significant amount of food and relieve some of the pressure on gardeners’ household food budgets. SCLT community gardeners report savings of up to $600+ over Providence’s 6-month growing season, and many gardeners supplement their incomes further by selling surplus produce and stretch the season’s bounty by canning and freezing their produce for use in winter months.
The integrated projects of From the Ground Up! create a more sustainable, healthier city by linking together essential elements to grow more food in Providence - healthy soil, water, tools and resources, and education and training.
Currently there are 25 community gardens in Providence and nearby Pawtucket. From the Ground Up! will increase community garden plots by 25%, creating new space for 132 additional families to grow their own food. The newly created Community Gardens Network will connect and support gardeners around the city, providing them with expertise and training, collaborative marketing opportunities, and resource and tool sharing.
Two essential components for any garden are healthy soil and water. From the Ground Up! will increase composting with city-wide innovative strategies to build soil fertility and divert recyclables from the landfill, and increase the use of rain barrels as an affordable, sustainable water source for home and community gardens.
Please join us on Thursday, September 3rd at Janes Community Garden in South Providence to learn more about these projects.
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.
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