Maybe it was the face plant I did on the icy road while walking the dog, or the time my car spun out and hit a snowbank, but I am so done with winter (stop me if you’ve heard this before . . . ). One day I almost kidnapped the dog and Jeff and […]
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ASRI’s Environmental Education Center
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island (no affiliation with the National Audubon Society) was founded in 1897, and today the organization protects and manages 95,000 acres of land. Several years ago they built a little gem of an Environmental Education Center right in Bristol, RI. The Center has classroom and auditorium space, a great gift shop with lots of toys […]
Portrait of an Oyster Farmer
The Rhode Island oyster aquaculture industry has grown the past few years, with over 6 million oysters sold for consumption in 2013 (RI CRMC Annual Aquaculture Report). Although this sector is growing and local oysters are becoming more popular with consumers, many regulatory and financial barriers present themselves to beginning and current farmers. One of the great things […]