Urban AG Resource Center

Southside Community Land Trust  109 Somerset St. Providence, RI 02907  401-273-9419
Contact: Executive Director, Margaret DeVos
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Welcome to the Urban Agriculture Resource Center! We hope it will serve as a virtual “toolshed” of information and inspiration as you set out to grow your own food in the city.

• The Urban Agriculture Movement – Why Grow Your Own Food?

• Gardening with Kids

• Growing Food Topics

• Organizing Your Neighbors

• Starting a Community Garden(PDF)

• Student resources for students looking to do a project with SCLT

• Urban farming support (funding opportunities, trainings, etc.)

• Better Health and Gardens (incorporating plant-based foods in your diet for healthy eating)

e State of Rhode Island’s Open Space Preservation Act, the was purchased and preserved by the Rhode Island Division of Agriculture. SCLT is managing the property for the State and restoring 35 of its acres to active farmland.

Just 8 miles from our south Providence office, Urban Edge Farm is an ideal site for growing produce, educating new farmers and the public. Urban Edge Farm is a model farm demonstrating environmentally sound land stewardship and farming practices.

The farm hosts new farmers who collaboratively manage the farm’s operation and maintenance.  The farm also offers opportunities for volunteers to work alongside the farmers and hosts farm-related public events. The food grown by farmers at Urban Edge Farm feeds Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shareholders, Farmers’ Market customers, and diners at local restaurants, soup kitchens and food pantries.

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