Blithewold Mansion has a small but impeccably-maintained greenhouse on its property. When I was there a few weeks ago for the Daffodil Days event, I had to peek in. The variety of plants and colors in that one little area is astonishing. The fact that they have some well established citrus trees gives me hope that […]
Friday Flowers: Saipua
Note: I was originally going to post about several floral designers, but it would’ve been a ridiculously long post! Since “April showers bring May flowers” – let’s switch up the Friday Explorer’s Club feature to be all about flowers this month. I got really into flowers when I started planning my wedding back in 2008. […]
Hooked on Sustainability: Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative
SeafoodRI.com At this year’s Rhode Island Agriculture Day (held on April 25th), the Department of Agriculture launched a new website with the goal of increasing awareness and sales of local seafood. The website is the newest initiative undertaken by the RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative, which was established in 2011 by the RI General Assembly. […]