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Southside Community Land Trust is regularly featured by local and national news sources, including newspaper, TV, and radio. Click on the links below to view articles, videos, and listen to radio stories.

"The Fight to Raise Chickens in Providence." By Flo Jonic, WRNI (Rhode Island's NPR), September 2, 2010.

WRNI's Flo Jonic explores area residents' feelings about urban chicken-keeping. SCLT's director of education Leo Pollock is interviewed.

"Growing Food Helps Build Resilient Communities." By Sarah Payne, Rhode Island Environmental News, August 30, 2010.

This article, written in the context of the 2010 Open Garden Day and Harvest Potluck, focuses on SCLT's community-building efforts and includes quotes from Ploua, a gardener at Potters Avenue Park, as well as Mel Carter, a member of SCLT's board of directors.  

"Neighborhood Gardens Cultivate a Community." By Tom Meade, The Providence Journal, September 13, 2009.

A profile of the Providence Community Gardens Network, spearheaded by Southside Community Land Trust. This article features profiles of two Garden Networks, Davis Park Community Garden on Smith Hill, and Manton Avenue Community Garden in Olneyville.

"Land Trust Boosting Efforts for Community Gardens." By Philip Marcelo, The Providence Journal, September 4, 2009.

The article highlights a new initiative of Southside Community Land Trust, From the Ground Up!, to increase the amount of food grown in Providence, RI through greater community access to affordable compost, water, and land. The projects are funded by a 3-year USDA Community Food Project Grant.

"Southside Community Land Trust's 19th Annual City Fest." By Kris Craig, The Providence Journal, August 18, 2009.

A short online video produced on the Providence Journal’s website showcases Southside Community Land Trust’s City Fest. The annual celebration brings 200 neighborhood kids to City Farm to celebrate the Children’s Garden, our summer youth education program.

"Farmers' Markets Growing in Rhode Island." By Reza Clifton, WRNI (Rhode Island's NPR), August 6, 2009.

A radio feature on the growing local food movement in Rhode Island. Southside Community Land Trust's 2009 City Farm Apprentice, Than Wood, talks about urban agriculture in South Providence.

"Annual Rare and Unusual Plant Sale Takes Place." By Tim Martin, ABC - 6, May 16, 2009.

Local TV news spot highlights Southside Community Land Trust’s 17th Annual Plant Sale.

"Plant Sale Includes Heirloom Tomatoes." By Tom Meade, The Providence Journal, May 14, 2009.

This news article previews Southside Community Land Trust's 17th Annual Plant Sale.