Can we tolerate 1 out of 8 Rhode Islanders not having enough food?
It's time to Hunger Down!
Social Enterprise Greenhouse 10 Davol Square Suite# 100, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903 401-272-2558
CEO: Kelly Ramirez
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Our goal is to bring the community together at our monthly, informal discussion about food and food systems. Each month we host an informal, moderated discussion and highlight a local business, organization, or individual that is making an impact in the food community.
Southside Community Land Trust 109 Somerset St. Providence, RI 02907 401-273-9419
Contact: Executive Director, Margaret DeVos
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The Children’s Garden is a 20 year old program that brings 200 elementary and middle school students to City Farm for an engaging, hands-on summer-long gardening and education enrichment.
During the summer, City Farm is green, beautiful, and full of fruits and vegetables – the perfect time for neighborhood children to learn how to grow food.
Southside Community Land Trust partners with youth summer programs at community centers and schools for the Children’s Garden. Each partner brings groups of 15-30 youth each week to tend to a special corner of City Farm – complete with fun, kid-friendly themes like a “bean teepee” and a salsa garden with tomatoes and cilantro.
Youth participants learn how to grow food – from seed to fruit! They learn about the importance of healthy soil, what compost is and how to make it, and why certain garden bugs are good for plants. They harvest salad greens, fruits, and vegetables and make delicious snacks with the foods they’ve grown.
The 8-week program integrates lessons about nutrition, the environment, and gardening into its curriculum. Each lesson is taught by the Children’s Garden Coordinator, a seasonal employee of Southside Community Land Trust and a current or future school teacher.
Children’s Garden culminates with an end-of-summer Block Party, City Fest, at City Farm. City Fest gives youth participants the chance to celebrate the end of their successful growing season and share the fruits of their labor with parents, siblings, and neighbors. City Fest’s guests enjoy music, games, and snacks – made with ingredients that the kids have grown themselves!
Southside Community Land Trust 109 Somerset St. Providence, RI 02907 401-273-9419
Contact: Executive Director, Margaret DeVos
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Created in 1986, City Farm is a 3/4-acre urban farm in the heart of South Providence. It is a commercial farm, a unique “outdoor classroom” for food-growing education, and an inspiring example of how to foster a vibrant ecosystem in a city.
Often referred to as an urban oasis, City Farm is a thriving center of biodiversity in the midst of the city landscape. City Farm is home to a wide array of living things. Fruit and vegetable plants are grown, including flowers, healthy soil, trees, and shrubs. Bees, birds, insects, and animals are another part of the City Farm ecosystem.
The farm is a thriving demonstration of bio-intensive farming methods, raising tons of food in a small space using environmentally sustainable methods. City Farm sells its produce to customers at several Providence farmers’ markets and at local restaurants, and regularly donates to soup kitchens and food pantries.
City Farm is also a living resource for food growers of all ages and experience levels. Food Growing workshops, youth and adult education programming, and neighborhood celebrations take place at City Farm throughout the year.
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
List of local and some national community agencies and resources dealing with hunger or helping those in need.
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 401.942.6325
Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Schiff
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100 Park Lane, Ninigret Park Charlestown, RI 02813
Coordinators: Susie Fehrmann and Steve Symonds (845) 559-4561 or (401) 742-7625 Email
In Charlestown, volunteers are doing their part to reduce these staggering numbers and create a healthier, hunger-free community by putting in some time at the Charlestown Community Garden. With the help of its new fiscal sponsor, the Jonnycake Center of Westerly, the efforts are paying off. The garden produced 6,062 pounds of produce in 2014, up from roughly 3,300 pounds the year before.
Located at Ninigret Park, the garden sits on a 15,000-square-foot parcel of land dedicated to growing a variety of crops such as kale, tomatoes and green beans. The garden was originally sponsored by the Town of Charlestown, but about a year ago the Southern Rhode Island Volunteers took over that role. Most recently, the Jonnycake Center of Westerly has assumed the sponsorship position, and both parties could not be happier with the arrangement.
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 401.942.6325
Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Schiff
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Community farms grow fresh produce for hungry Rhode Islanders while preserving valuable land. Each farm is managed by a volunteer coordinator who works with the Food Bank. The volunteer-run farms rely on schools, businesses and civic groups, as well as families and individuals. All ages are welcome!
1168 Howell Mill Road NW Suite F Atlanta, Georgia 30318, USA 404.814.5000
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A unique charity which hosts competitions, exhibitions and events showcasing colossal structures made out of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the cansculptures® go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. At the end of the event, all food is donated to local hunger relief organizations.
Recognized for our commitment to innovation, hunger relief and collaboration, our work has helped raise nearly 40 million pounds of food since 1992. Canstruction® events are hosted in over 150 cities around the world including North America, Australia, South America, Europe and Asia.
15 Valley Street Providence, RI 02909 401.861.5568
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85 Atlantic Avenue Providence, RI 02907 401.654.4971
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Currently serves over 600 families from the Providence community in the 02907 zip code area. The Food Pantry provides proteins, vegetables, bread and non-perishable food when available. Residents must complete an application before picking up food and re-certify yearly.