As part of its mission to enable Providence residents to grow more of their own food, Southside Community Land Trust invites the public to attend two free Plant Providence workshops this month. “Affordable Backyard Gardening” will be offered Saturday, June 11th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the backyard of a home at 563 Public St.; “Container Gardening” will take place Wednesday, June 29th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at 9 Hammond St. on the city’s west side. Both workshops will be taught by experienced gardeners and/or Community Land Trust staff and will give people the confidence and basic information they need to get started gardening on a small scale.
“Affordable Backyard Gardening” is aimed at homeowners in Providence who have available space in front of or behind their houses that could be used as a garden. Growing your own food is already a big cost savings, but this workshop will show people how to do so even more efficiently and provide tips on where they can find inexpensive materials. For those who do not have yards, or those who rent, the “Container Gardening” workshop will illustrate the ways that it is still possible to grow herbs and even vegetables in pots, hanging baskets, and other containers placed on balconies or in windows.
These are the latest workshops in the Plant Providence series of free or low-cost programs that tap into the growing interest in urban agriculture across the country. In July, the second part of the Beginning Organic Grower series will be offered in both English and Spanish; for a complete list of workshops and updated information, visit www.plantprovidence.org.
The Plant Providence calendar is an educational initiative of Southside Community Land Trust sponsored by area businesses and institutions, including the Albin Family Foundation, the Urban Agriculture Task Force, the Center for Environmental Studies at Brown, the University of Rhode Island Outreach Center, What Grows On in Rhode Island, and Casa Buena Builders Inc.
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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Contact: Skye Hibbard-Swanson
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(401) 273-9419, ext. 29
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