Design Awards Are Back
CALL FOR ENTRIES ENTRY DEADLINE : July 1 , 2022
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Rhode Island Monthly ’ s Design Awards honor outstanding professional architects and interior designers in our state . Winners will be featured this fall in Rhode Island Monthly .
ABOUT THIS YEAR ’ S AWARDS
For complete information about how to enter this year ’ s Design Awards , visit RIMonthly . com . SEND ENTRIES TO
Rhode Island Monthly 2022 Design Awards , 560 Mineral Spring Ave ., Suite 100B Pawtucket , RI 02860
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a “ bombed-out neighborhood ,” says SCLT board President Rochelle Lee .
“ There was a lot of help in those days . You could simply call the councilperson , fill out a form and you could cultivate . But it wasn ’ t at scale , and it wasn ’ t organized around commerce or social justice ,” she says . “ We wanted to celebrate one another , and food is a good way to connect and to validate people .”
The land trust now manages a $ 2.4 million budget , two Cranston locations — the fifty-acre Urban Edge Farm and the twentyacre Good Earth Farm — and forty-five community gardens divided into 570 plots . Thirty-six full- and part-time farmers work this acreage along with hobbyist gardeners to raise produce for 15,000 people . In the last ten years , SCLT ’ s full-time personnel doubled from eight to sixteen .
The SCLT has always “ pushed the boundaries of local food systems ,” says Executive Director Margaret DeVos . But about a decade ago , it began to develop a plan to capitalize on a burgeoning interest in urban agriculture . The city of Providence
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Congratulations , graduates !
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