Jefferson Avenue Community Garden Clean-up

Get your hands dirty on April 28th as we clean up Jefferson Avenue Community Garden!


The garden is in need of some T.L.C. and what better way to get it in shape than with the community!
Our goal is to prepare the garden beds for planting with fresh compost, raking up debris in the plot, organizing supplies, possibly some building projects, and cleaning out the rain catchment system behind the shed. Come enjoy a day outdoors, choose a plot to tend if you want to grow for the season, and make some new friends!
Please RSVP here if you can make it, Thank you!

What are your plans for Earth Day?

Come join NUF for Earth Day!
Roasted veggies, butternut squash and chowder
Jalapeno and onion tamales
fruit - bananas and apples
bread with humus 
pickles - more to come! 

Volunteer Day with New Urban Farmers

Volunteer with NUF! 
We are getting ready for Spring and need your help!
We will start with a garden tour and then get busy!
You can choose from an array of activities to fill your interests. 
Any age is welcome.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Time	Saturday March 24th 10- 3 pm
Rain Date -March 25th 10-3 pm
Location	"Garden of Life" Galego Court 483 Weeden Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
More Info	If you are able to attend, please RSVP here.

                      - construction on our office
                      - planting seed trays
                      - Seeding and transplanting
                      - Cultivating and watering


For volunteer events, please bring gloves, water, closed toed shoes, and sunscreen. Wear clothing you don't mind getting dirty.

Solar water heater panels installed!

This past fall, New Urban Farmers launched an online Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build a solar water heater and composting systems to keep our domes warm so that we may grow throughout the year. January 2012 marked the installation of six solar water heater panels. They were mounted on a wooden stand that volunteers from Johnson and Wales University built with help from our friend Fabio. The stand was constructed on a cold December Saturday but our crew toughed it out. We mounted the stand on top of the south facing hillside behind the aquaponics dome to receive the most sunlight during the day. You can check out specifications of the solar water heater panels here http://www.teladaq.com/heliatos/ds/sw37Datasheet.pdf.

We will update again and let you know how the panels perform. A big thank you to all our Kickstarter backers for giving us the capacity to get this job done right! We would also like to thank our many community volunteers from Johnson and Wales, Galego Court, and Pawtucket. 

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Groundwork Providence volunteer week April 18-22

Groundwork was a great help this past week at Galego Court. Thank you so much!
Visit here to learn more about Groundwork http://groundworkprovidence.org/