Construction of Greenhouse
Mount Pleasant High School in Providence was awarded $250 to construct a greenhouse on campus by students and managed by Special Needs students.
Agriculture
Constructing a School Garden
Exeter West Greenwich Junior High School was awarded $250 for materials for the construction of a new school garden.
Planting a Pawpaw Tree Food Forest
The intent of this program is to provide middle school students with the experience of harvesting, germinating and disseminating native food-bearing trees into the community.
Growing & Distributing Vegetable Seedlings
Students will grow vegetable seedlings to be distributed to local families in a food desert part of the city to encourage urban gardening.
Estate Taxes for Farmland
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Exempts families who own farmland from estate tax on the farmland.
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Adjusting DEM's Powers Relating to Agriculture and the Division of Agriculture
This act would expand the powers of the department of environmental management relating to agriculture and farming by creating a new division of agriculture.
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Farmland Values
Lowers estate tax on farms and appraises on use value.
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2011-2012 Green Report Card
The latest Green Report Card highlights an unfocused RI General Assembly with a "B-"
The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) biennial Green Report Card highlights critical environmental issues that were considered by the General Assembly during the 2011 and 2012 legislative sessions. State lawmakers were graded on 14 pieces of legislation that covered a broad host of affairs, ranging from matters on clean water, to state energy policies.
2012 Bond Question 6 Fact Sheet - by RI Land Trust Council
This Fact Sheet was prepared by the RI Land Trust Council for distribution by its members and partners.
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