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P.O. Box 1445
Pawtucket RI 02860

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Your generous donation is going to make our community garden and urban farms a place were growth can really happen - In more ways then one. Stay tuned for pictures this summer of our Urban Garden Club learns about nutrients with General Organics.

Feb. 28 2011

"Must Read: ISIS Report States Genetically Modified Roundup Ready Soybeans Are Producing New Pathogens"
USDA senior scientist sends “emergency” warning to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on a new plant pathogen in Roundup Ready GM soybean and corn that may be responsible for high rates of infertility and spontaneous abortions in livestock Dr. Mae-Wan Ho

Jan. 15 2011

"5 Years After Katrina, Teacher Tills Soil of Lower 9th Ward "
For an embattled former New York public school teacher and six young African-American men, a wrecked grocery store here has become a place of second chances.

Dec. 28 2010

"Creating a bee-friendly garden"
Organic gardens are naturally abuzz with bees. Honey bees are important for the pollination of all our fruits and berries and many of our vegetables crops. They don’t need us, but we certainly need them...

Nov. 27 2010

NPR's "Living on Earth": How can a city live like an ecosystem?
Dr. Dickson Despommier suggests vertical farms grown hydroponically as a solution.

Oct. 5 2010

Detroit grows its own good news story
A community's attempt to regenerate its neighbourhood by urban farming has really borne fruit – with some help from a DJ crew

Sept. 10, 2010

Urban, Small Farm Conference Under Way At State Fair
A first of its kind gathering is under way at the State Fair grounds. People from all over want to meet the man behind the worldwide movement of urban farming.Growing Power CEO Will Allen...

Aug. 17, 2010

Grown in Detroit: New Documentary Shows Teen Moms Becoming Urban Farmers
We've discussed the idea of turning vacant lots of a deserted Detroit into vibrant farms. After all, with a population that's decreased by 50 percent since the 1950's...

Aug. 12, 2010

New Laws for Urban Farmers
Brooke Budner and Caitlyn Galloway are a common sight on the streets of the Mission district — covered in dirt and carrying baskets of salad mix from their backyard farm to Bar Tartine, a stylish upscale restaurant.

July 26, 2010

The Good, the Bad and the Fungi on a Rooftop Farm
While I was tying up the hops vines this afternoon, my boss Michael Cameron came up behind me. He looked agog about something, and I was worried that something was wrong.

Mar. 7, 2010

Dade City man hopes to help cure world hunger with aquaponics
At a school in the woods, an IT consultant from London is trying to learn how to raise fish and vegetables together so he can teach it to hungry Nigerians...

Feb. 28, 2010

High School for Public Service in East Flatbush plans schoolyard farm to sell fresh produce
A pea grows in Brooklyn. And eggplant and kale, too. Students at the High School for Public Service in East Flatbush are building a 10,000-square-foot vegetable farm on the campus' front lawn...

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