Janes Community Garden - Providence Rhode Island

Southside Community Land Trust is a

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non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

organization located in

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, with a mission to provide access to land, education and other resources necessary for people in the Greater Providence area to grow food in environmentally sustainable ways as a means of creating a

food system The term food system describes the interconnected systems and processes that influence nutrition, food, health, community development, and agriculture. A food system includes all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growi ...

where locally produced, affordable and nutritious food is available to all. It was established in 1981. In 2019 the trust obtained $600,000 in funding to assist urban farmers.

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External links

Official websiteProvidence Journal Article on the Southside Community Land Trust
1981 establishments in Rhode Island Land trusts in the United States Environmental organizations based in Rhode Island Organizations established in 1981 {{US-org-stub