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  • Thursdays, February 5 – February 26, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Eastern – 2026 URI CoopExt Winter Agricultural Webinar Series, Online

    The URI Cooperative Extension Winter Agricultural Webinar Series (WAWS) brings together experts from across the country to share knowledge on topics relevant to commercial fruit and vegetable growers. The 2026 series will include talks from farmers and researchers on adapting to uncertainty on organic vegetables farms, improving soil health in greenhouse systems, growing vegetables in clover living mulch, and using on-farm data to support decision-making.

    These free webinars take place every Thursday in February from 12–1 p.m. EST on Zoom. Register by visiting: https://forms.gle/RYXjSxoxvXD6u7Qa9

    Feb. 5 – Michael Glos, Kingbird Farm, Farming in a time of Uncertainty: Reflections on 30 years of a diverse organic farm

    Feb. 12 – Stefan Gailans and Kate Edwards, Practical Farmers of Iowa and Wild Woods Farm, On-Farm Research for On-Farm Answers

    Feb. 19 – Rebecca Maden, UVM Cooperative Extension, Soil Health in High Tunnels

    Feb. 26 – Lincoln Fishman, Momentum Ag, Growing Vegetables in Living Mulch

    Questions? Email david.weisberger@uri.edu or call (347) -782-3132

  • Tuesday, September 20, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Urban Sustainability: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center and Beyond

    Join Ecological Landscaping Association and URI Research Associate Kate Venturini on Tuesday, September 20, from 10 – 12:30, for a unique insider tour of the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center complex in Providence, Rhode Island, an urban oasis nestled in the heart of the 427-acre park designed by Horace Cleveland in 1878.  Through a partnership between the URI Outreach Center and the Providence Parks Department, the Botanical Center complex is being transformed both inside and out as a model for sustainable urban horticulture.  Located on an island surrounded by man made ponds, the complex features a newly designed and installed rain garden to capture greenhouse roof runoff, Rhode Island’s largest community garden, the future site of a permaculture food forest, extensive outdoor display gardens featuring native and sustainable plants, and the largest public indoor display gardens in New England (approximately 12,000 square feet of greenhouses.)  Join Kate as she shares her insight into the successful planning and management of indoor and outdoor showcases, illustrating the latest and greatest urban horticultural and agricultural practices.  For more information, email ela.info@comcast.net, or call 617-436-5838.  $20 for ELA members, $25 for non-members.  The address of Roger Williams Park is 1000 Elmwood Avenue in Providence.

  • Tuesday, June 28, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Urban Sustainability: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center and Beyond

    Join the Ecological Landscaping Association and University of Rhode Island Research Associate Kate Venturini for a unique insider tour of the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center complex in Providence, Rhode Island, an urban oasis nestled in the heart of the 427 acre park designed by Horace Cleveland in 1878.  Through a partnership between the URI Outreach Center and the Providence Parks Department, the Botanical Center complex is being transformed both inside and out as a model for sustainable urban horticulture.  Located on an island surrounded by man-made ponds, the complex features a newly designed and installed rain garden to capture greenhouse roof runoff, Rhode Island’s largest community garden, the future site of a permaculture food forest, extensive outdoor display gardens featuring native and sustainable plants, and the largest public indoor display gardens in New England.  This Tuesday, June 28 tour will cost $20 if you are an ELA member or $25 for non-members.  Please call 617-436-5838 to register, or visit https://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1008073.