tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1406727 2009-12-04T15:02:43-05:00 Press Releases and Announcements of RI environment-related events and activities ~ A Providential Gardener Project TypePad typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonrihttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a70f4134970b 2009-12-04T15:02:43-05:00 2009-12-04T15:02:43-05:00 Providential Gardener Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You? Course Description: In this four-session course, you will set personal and farming goals, assess available resources, determine if farming as a business is right for you, and... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R7ftdf2MVvK9s5ePHBNktmVuhhM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R7ftdf2MVvK9s5ePHBNktmVuhhM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R7ftdf2MVvK9s5ePHBNktmVuhhM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R7ftdf2MVvK9s5ePHBNktmVuhhM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=wggrFpiwcVY:u1YksOGNIFM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/wggrFpiwcVY" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/12/exploring-the-small-farm-dream-course-february-2010.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a706251e970b 2009-12-03T13:54:13-05:00 2009-12-03T14:15:59-05:00 Providential Gardener Reminder that the URI Master Gardener Poinsettia Sale of experimental fabulous, unusual experimental varieties is at East Farm on Saturday at $12 each including tax, December 5 from 9 am to 12 Noon at East Farm, Route 108 (1 mile... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFnGJBsG-fF_x_d5K071hZDN4YQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFnGJBsG-fF_x_d5K071hZDN4YQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFnGJBsG-fF_x_d5K071hZDN4YQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFnGJBsG-fF_x_d5K071hZDN4YQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=edhCp89bMIY:XinS6i5WriU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/edhCp89bMIY" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/12/poinsettia-sale-and-exhibit-december-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a705f595970b 2009-12-03T13:23:05-05:00 2009-12-03T13:25:08-05:00 Providential Gardener Evolution Forum on Recycling! Thursday night from 5:30 to 8 PM Apeiron will be hosting Recycling in Rhode Island: Where we have been, where we are and where we want to be. The Forum will be held at Apeiron's offices... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzFZK9QdZxomoyp4vvYtNr5SS0Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzFZK9QdZxomoyp4vvYtNr5SS0Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzFZK9QdZxomoyp4vvYtNr5SS0Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IzFZK9QdZxomoyp4vvYtNr5SS0Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=-OKhKhGRawE:JmO2h5ydMAo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/-OKhKhGRawE" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/12/evolution-forum-on-recycling-december-3-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a6ff6a17970b 2009-12-02T15:27:38-05:00 2009-12-04T15:01:29-05:00 Providential Gardener From WasteZero: Pawtucket Needs Your Help....TONIGHT!Rhode Island's leading environmentalists agree that implementing a pay-as-you-throw system is the single best way to reduce solid waste and increase recycling. Economists say pay-as-you-throw would save Rhode Island cities millions in annual disposal costs.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w_0-MjbITRvo-xaA2aKt5wdhvYs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w_0-MjbITRvo-xaA2aKt5wdhvYs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w_0-MjbITRvo-xaA2aKt5wdhvYs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w_0-MjbITRvo-xaA2aKt5wdhvYs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=8RsaMn-Kfhg:RHhf18EDcwg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/8RsaMn-Kfhg" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/12/pawtucket_recycles_december_2_2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a6d78901970b 2009-11-25T12:50:29-05:00 2009-11-25T14:33:43-05:00 Providential Gardener Announcing the Publication of The Earth-Friendly Food Chain Cosmick Press has just published The Earth-Friendly Food Chain, by Linda Riebel, a San Francisco Bay area environmental educator. Rhode Islanders interested in healthy eating, urban agriculture, community-supported agriculture, farmers' markets, local... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Umq-P1_zYNulylGiLc4AQJLXAfg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Umq-P1_zYNulylGiLc4AQJLXAfg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Umq-P1_zYNulylGiLc4AQJLXAfg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Umq-P1_zYNulylGiLc4AQJLXAfg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=0g4wgaxXEpE:cczNtTqP0G4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/0g4wgaxXEpE" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/11/the-earthfriendly-food-chain.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef012875bed27b970c 2009-11-20T16:12:37-05:00 2009-11-20T16:12:37-05:00 Providential Gardener From US Green Building Council RI Chapter: LAST LEED WORKSHOP OF 2009 USGBC - RI Hosted Events LEED Core Concepts & Strategies Workshop LAST CALL!! Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 For anyone pursuing the non-technical Green Associate or the more advanced... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8M1ZbPNorcgBRKSCaT20hMocLfM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8M1ZbPNorcgBRKSCaT20hMocLfM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8M1ZbPNorcgBRKSCaT20hMocLfM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8M1ZbPNorcgBRKSCaT20hMocLfM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=FrVb5sBuwV0:E4WXlNfDXV4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/FrVb5sBuwV0" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/11/last-leed-workshop-november-23-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a6bcf92c970b 2009-11-20T15:50:57-05:00 2009-11-20T15:50:57-05:00 Providential Gardener From RI Resource Recovery Corporation: WHEN: Saturday, November 21st from 8 a.m. to Noon. WHERE: Central Landfill, 65 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI 02919 WHAT: Recycle your hard to dispose items all in one place! Accepted items include: Sensitive Personal Documents... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3XCfczxUTiDALZtgJBNvey2BORM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3XCfczxUTiDALZtgJBNvey2BORM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3XCfczxUTiDALZtgJBNvey2BORM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3XCfczxUTiDALZtgJBNvey2BORM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=WoDF361DbxM:6vEFfjCTTtg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/WoDF361DbxM" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/11/ri-recycles-day-november-21-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a6bc7021970b 2009-11-20T15:19:00-05:00 2009-11-20T15:19:00-05:00 Providential Gardener From the URI Master Gardeners: Unique plants cultivated by URI Master Gardeners will be the centerpiece of a seasonal exhibit at the Botanical Center. Every year, the URI Master Gardeners participate in Poinsettia growing trials to aid plant breeders in... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x55B6lAv3_k-Gki_tZImVEZpISA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x55B6lAv3_k-Gki_tZImVEZpISA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x55B6lAv3_k-Gki_tZImVEZpISA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x55B6lAv3_k-Gki_tZImVEZpISA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=fn98F3K8mJc:A5nbw9a66FU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/fn98F3K8mJc" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/11/the-wonderful-world-of-poinsettias-november-21-2009-january-3-2010.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef0120a6bc6dec970b 2009-11-20T14:49:04-05:00 2009-11-20T14:49:04-05:00 Providential Gardener Bins will be sold to the public from 9am – 10am on Saturday, November 21 PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline today announced that residents will be able to purchase recycling bins from the Department of Public Works at five... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLuMWPp6l1p8wl9fdF86rtLBeQw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLuMWPp6l1p8wl9fdF86rtLBeQw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLuMWPp6l1p8wl9fdF86rtLBeQw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RLuMWPp6l1p8wl9fdF86rtLBeQw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=2SI2J7t2c-g:TzRQAhzqgEA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/2SI2J7t2c-g" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/11/providence-recycling-bin-sales-november-21-2009.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfd3553ef012875b89e5d970c 2009-11-19T14:22:00-05:00 2009-11-19T14:22:00-05:00 Providential Gardener DEM ANNOUNCES OPENING OF INDOOR WINTER FARMERS’ MARKETS IN NORTH KINGSTOWN AND SOUTH KINGSTOWN Both Markets, Which will Feature a Large Variety of Local Products, Are Set to Open on Saturday, November 21 [Ed. note: Pawtucket Winter Farmers' Market started... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/STtTJlA5JYK6AUtH0WuItDjpSqA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/STtTJlA5JYK6AUtH0WuItDjpSqA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/STtTJlA5JYK6AUtH0WuItDjpSqA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/STtTJlA5JYK6AUtH0WuItDjpSqA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?a=R0wbwtphmfw:CxERik9tZv8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/whitelilac/whatgrowsonri/~4/R0wbwtphmfw" height="1" width="1"/>http://providentialgardener.typepad.com/whatgrowsonri/2009/11/ri-now-has-3-winter-farmers-markets-north-south-kingstown-pawtucket-november-21-2009.html