RIFPC’s new Business Support resource hub is fully live on our website. Farmers, fishers, and other Rhode Island-based food entrepreneurs can search the offerings of 20-plus groups that offer valuable training and services free of charge. Among the organizations...
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‘So many alliances to build’: Blong Yang reflects on his outreach to farmers
This month Blong Yang wraps up his six months as RIFPC’s seasonal outreach coordinator. He concentrated his work on building relationships among farmers of color in Rhode Island, especially Cambodian, African, and Hmong communities. Blong’s background includes work in...
Composting gains momentum with tours, resolutions, and proposed bill
Michael Adams, center left, resident manager of the compost and garden at Open Doors, a permanent supportive housing location in Providence and a graduate of Garden Time’s Green Reentry program, shows visitors his composting and garden beds during a Compost Awareness...
State awards grants to local farmers, food producers
LASA award winners include (from left) Journey Basham from Lucayda Farms in Cranston; Bill Gardner and Wicked Tiny Farm in Narragansett; and Graham Watson at West Passage Oyster Company in North Kingstown. In late March 2025, Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental...
USDA funding freeze sends ripple effects
A recent announcement from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank that truckloads of more than 500,000 pounds of food scheduled to arrive between April and August were cancelled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is just one of multiple ripple effects of a...
Good Food Policy Day
Good Food Policy Day: Advocating, connecting, celebrating at the State House Legislators, advocates, and food system champions gathered at the Rhode Island State House on Thursday, March 27 for RIFPC's Good Food Policy Day, an annual celebration of the power of...
2025 RI Compost Conference & Tradeshow Recap
On Tuesday, March 11, nearly 250 wasted food generators, composters, food recovery organizations, regulators, legislators, and many others came together to network, trade ideas, and learn more about compost and the wasted food ecosystem at the 2025 RI Compost...
RIFPC meets with members of Congress in DC at NSAC Winter Meeting
Two weeks ago, Nessa and I traveled to Washington, DC, as part of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s (NSAC) Winter Meeting and their lobby day. As part of the lobby day, we met with all of Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation. We asked Sen. Reed,...
Bill Tracker Update March 3
WEEKLY UPDATE March 3 Over 35 bills were added to the bill tracker this past week. The bills spanned nearly every category we track. Food Business continues to be our largest category with over 30 bills. In total, we’re following 132 bills already introduced this...
Bill Tracker Update February 24
WEEKLY UPDATE February 24 Our bill tracker is following nearly 90 bills! Last week, the General Assembly was on recess, limiting the number of bills introduced. Only 10 bills – all on the Senate side – were added to the tracker as a result. A couple of the most...