The Environment Council of Rhode Island is a coalition of more than 60 Rhode Island organizations that advocate for policies to protect and enhance the environment. Our policy priorities would address some of Rhode Island’s most pressing environmental issues.
The Portsmouth Middle School received a grant to continue the development of their AgInnovation gardens near the school.
Northeast Organic Farming Association of RI is an organization of farmers, gardeners and consumers working to promote organic farming and organic land care practices.
The Westerly Land Trust will expand their Living Laboratories program to involve students from Westerly and surrounding towns in outdoor experiential learning on a variety of preserves, including the Barlow Nature Preserve which features multiple farms.
The tools gained through the fund will allow students to engage in research projects incorporated into their environmental education lessons as they explore these farms, compost operations, and conserved land.
The Central Falls School District's Expanded Learning Community will provide more opportunities for Central Falls youth to spend time at the community garden learning about growing healthy food and nutrition, and to work with community artists to create a healthy foods cookbook for the foods they grow.
In addition, the students will help start a garden at the Calcutt Middle School.
Promoting a more equitable, economically vibrant, and environmentally sustainable food system in Rhode Island.
Our mission is to plant, steward, and advocate for trees in Providence. We do this by providing free street trees to Providence residents through our Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Awards, by training and empowering people to become Providence Community Tree Keepers, and by fostering engagement with our Urban Forest.
In a partnership with the Eastern RI Conservation District, Melville Elementary School in Portsmouth will create a rainwater garden to manage stormwater runoff on the school grounds.
In a partnership between the Greater YMCA, the Harry Kizirian Elementary School in Providence will create pollinator habitat in a local community garden as part of an after-school program.
Goff Middle School in Pawtucket will construct a school garden that will better connect urban youth to nature as well as provide nutritious, locally grown food.
