For those of you who’d like to dig deeper, we’ve gathered together the following collection of resources.
Composting
Earth Care Farm www.earthcarefarm.com
URI Master Gardener Program web.uri.edu/mastergardener/
Maine Compost School composting.org
The Worm Ladies www.wormladies.com
BioCycle www.biocycle.net
Epic Renewal epicrenewal.org
Zero Waste Providence zerowasteprovidence.com
Groundwork RI groundworkri.org
Earth Appliance Organics earthapplianceorganics.com
Bootstrap Compost www.bootstrapcompost.com
Urban Gardening
South Side Community Land Trust www.southsideclt.org
RI Tree Steward Program www.ritree.org
Fedco Seed Company www.fedcoseeds.com
Johnny’s Selected Seeds www.johnnyseeds.com
Seed Savers Exchange www.seedsavers.org
Additional Resources
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation www.rirrc.org/content/
ECO RI www.ecori.org
The Environmental Council of Rhode Island www.environmentcouncilri.org
URI Food Safety
https://web.uri.edu/foodsafety/files/Garden-to-Table-Booklet-7-07-REVISED-2-5-2016.pdf
Inspiration
Washington Post – Climate Curious article
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2021/02/25/climate-curious-food-waste/?utm_campaign=wp_the_optimist&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_optimist
New York Times – In the Garden article
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/realestate/why-diversity-is-an-advantage-in-a-vegetable-plot.html?referringSource=articleShare