Right here in Rhode Island, we have a most effective and innovative organization working to create a sustainable food system. Farm Fresh RI (FFRI) is a nonprofit whose mission is to “grow a local food system that values the environment, health and quality of life of RI farmers and eaters.” They accomplish this through several comprehensive programs […]
I hope you’ll indulge me for just a minute while I blubber dramatically about small towns and community. . . We lost power on Friday evening due to the blizzard of 2013 and didn’t get it back until Sunday afternoon. In that time, I experienced what it really means to be part of a community, […]
Last fall, I learned about an interesting local Travelzoo deal – an opportunity to go cranberry picking and tour cranberry bogs in Carver, Massachusetts. I was really looking forward to it but thought we’d be one of only a few people on the tour. When we showed up at the first tour stop, I was […]