Category: Cumberland

Franklin Farm

logofoodbankRhode Island Community Food Bank
200  Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907  401.942.6325
Contact: Chief Executive Officer,  Andrew Schiff 
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142 Abbot Run Valley Road, Cumberland
Coordinator: Denise Mudge (401) 334-0133
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Organized for charitable and educational purposes including, but not limited to preserving, maintaining and improving the eighteenth and nineteenth century homestead of the Metcalf-Franklin Farm.
Franklin Farm, in Cumberland, RI, is a town-owned historic farm. Recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, Franklin Farm encompasses over 65 acres of land and includes a mid-19th century Greek Revival-style farmhouse; an early-19th century timber-framed barn; a ca. 1903 dairy barn; and a 20th-century garage.

Used for many years as a dairy farm, the land and buildings now belong to the public, under the direction of the Historic Metcalf-Franklin Farm Preservation Association. Many town programs are run on the site, and the farm is home to a community garden and farm stand.

Northern RI Food Pantry

10 Nate Whipple Highway, Busch Annex  Cumberland, RI 02864  401.943.5673
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Provides high-quality foods and services to individuals and families in the Northern Rhode Island area to sustain and enrich our neighbors in need so they can become as self-sufficient as possible and to improve their quality of life. We are a member agency of the RI Community Food Bank. We are an all-volunteer, community-supported organization which offers a safe, respectful, welcoming, and compassionate environment to those we assist. Our pantry is considered an Emergency Food Pantry. That means it is not possible for us to provide all the food needed by those we serve, nor is that our intent. The food we provide is to supplement other sources of food, to help with short-term need and help insure an adequate, healthy diet for our visitors.