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ecoRI News

Local food builds health, community and sustainability

A robust Rhode Island food system would support environmental justice and help mitigate climate change. The current corporate-ruled system is collapsing under the weight of a changing climate, even as the barriers to food equality grow.

By Frank Carini, ecoRINews

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SCLT’s New Headquarters to Invest in Healthy Food

By Caitlin Faulds, ecoRInews

PROVIDENCE — A multimillion-dollar loan recently granted to Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) is set to improve the availability of healthy and affordable food in CentralFalls, Pawtucket, and South Providence for years to come, according to an SLCT spokesperson.

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New farming apprenticeship being offered

Photo Caption: SCLT’s Rich Pederson with City Farm Apprentice Nayeema  Eusuf.

By LEIGH VINCOLA/ecoRI News contributor

PROVIDENCE—This growing season the Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) will introduce a farming apprenticeship specifically designed for veterans and minorities. Funded by a grant from the USDA’s Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program, this is the first opportunity of its kind in the area.

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