We’re adding on to our fall Youth Program this year! Young people between 14-24 are invited to apply for Saturday jobs located at SCLT urban farms in Providence and Pawtucket.
Meet Josselyn, SCLT’s newest Advancement Team member
Josselyn Velásquez-Florián joined SCLT in April 2021 as our new development coordinator, working on donor relations, events, database management, grants and communications.
Seeking high school youth for summer jobs
Southside Community Land Trust is offering 6-week summer jobs in both Providence and Pawtucket from early July to mid-August.
NRICD’s online sale of trees and shrubs is underway until April 24
The Northern RI Conservation District’s Annual Seedling Sale is running now through April 24. Purchases help to support conservation programs throughout Providence County.
We’re hiring a full-time development coordinator
The development coordinator will work closely with SCLT’s entire Advancement Team and reports to the development director. The full-time position is responsible for providing additional staff support across all areas of development.
VeggieRx pilot promotes wellness – and health equity
“Let food be thy medicine.”
This adage is attributed to the ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates, often referred to as the father of Western medicine. However, today the advice is deeply neglected, although it could solve many of the diet-related health inequities we face in our communities.
Work on SCLT’s new home in Trinity Square is underway
Construction started in mid-October at 404 Broad Street in Providence, with plans to move into the facility in July, 2021.
Local artist combines stories and recipes in Things We Share
Jazzmen Lee-Johnson had been interested in food growing, food as self-care and cooking long before she created the graphic novel cookbook, Things We Share.
Welcome Chandelle Wilson, our new education programs manager
“One of my earliest memories is digging up potatoes with my grandmother,” recalls Chandelle Wilson, who became SCLT’s education programs manager in June.
Yes, it’s happening!
Right now, City Farm staff are in the greenhouse seeding thousands of your favorite vegetable, herb and fruit starts to be ready for the 2020 Plant Sale.