From our Readers
Hospital on winning Clinical Practice Nurse of the year !
BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE VIA TWITTER
On RIMonthly . com
“ The Future of Farming ,” October
All year long [ Jamie Coelho ] has been following Rhode Island farmers who shared their stories of accessing land at “ Landing on the Right Acre ,” a storytelling event we co-hosted with Young Farmer Network . This check-in with Walrus and Carpenter Oysters , Gnarly Vines Farm and Brandon Family Farm highlights each of their start-up stories as well as how they ’ ve adapted their farming operations to meet the current COVID-19 moment — it ’ s been a treat to read each update .
LAND FOR GOOD VIA INSTAGRAM
“ Top Nurses ,” October
On behalf of all of our physicians and APPs , congratulations to Ashley McAuslin , RN , BSN , CEN , emergency department registered nurse and emergency department patient safety officer at the Miriam
Get Social With Us
@ RIMonthly
12 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY l JANUARY 2021
Reporter , September
Ellen Liberman quite rightly notes Rhode Island ’ s role in the trans- Atlantic slave trade as well as the extensive use of slave labor before and after the Revolution . But these facts do not support her call for the removal of “ plantations ” from the state ’ s official name . When Rhode Island was founded , the English used the word plantation to describe the settling of people , usually in a conquered or dominated country ; especially the planting or establishing of a colony ; colonization , as seen in the historical examples in the Oxford English Dictionary . During the seventeenth century , not just Rhode Island but all of the English settlements in North America and for that matter , Ireland , were referred to as plantations . Certainly , plantation later became associated with agricultural operations that made extensive use of slave labor . Rhode Island may decide to remove plantations from its name , a term with frankly imperialist , if not necessarily racist connotations . But , again , the state ’ s official name had nothing to do with slavery .
PAUL TEVEROW JOPLIN , MISSOURI
Can You Name the Faces of the Rainforest ?
SPONSORED BY
Log on to RIMonthy . com January 4 – 18 to see if you can guess the names of some of the animals found in Roger Williams Park Zoo ’ s Faces of the Rainforest and enter to win a zoo membership and prize pack !
CULTURE
Hoping to do some good amid the pandemic ? Become a volunteer “ shopping angel ” for the elderly and at-risk in your community . rimonthly . com / shopping-angels
THINGS TO DO
Ever dine in an igloo ? Assemble your pod and make an al fresco reservation at your favorite local restaurant . bit . ly / ri-igloos
FOOD AND DRINK
Learn all about the Mosaic Table , a new scratch-made meal service that serves up tasty international cuisine . rimonthly . com / the-mosaic-table
H EALTH
Check our coronavirus resource page for daily case counts , the latest vaccine updates and information for families and businesses . rimonthly . com / coronavirus
HOME AND STYLE
Peer inside the priciest homes sold in Rhode Island in 2020 . rimonthly . com / priciest-homes-2020
PLUS ! HOUSE LUST / DINER ’ S UPDATE / VIRTUAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Letters and comments may be edited for length and style .
SLOTH PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO ; ALL OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY , GETTY IMAGES .