May 5, 2009
Urban Ag Revival: Green Zones presentation and Spring Start party
5:30pm | Free Admission

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First, at 5:30pm, it's "Green Zones: From the War Garden to Your Garden."

Wartimes are fertile times for American gardeners and farmers. Panel organizer Sarah Zurier, a historian at the RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, will share her research on Rhode Island’s wartime garden movements from King Philip’s War to World War II. Panelist Judy Barrett Litoff, a Professor of History at Bryant University, will discuss the Women’s Land Army of World War II and the crucial role played by women who plowed the ground, planted the seeds, cultivated the plants, and harvested much of the nation’s crops from 1942-45. Rich Pederson, the City Farm Manager at the Southside Community Land Trust in Providence, will explore why we plant Victory Gardens today. Discussion to follow.

Next, around 7:30pm, it’s the first RI Urban Ag Spring Start Party. Seed swapping, plant sharing, food potluck, drink, music, learning about local garden organizations and projects, and getting to know your fellow gardeners. Bring a potluck dish, some seeds or seedlings, and some egg cartons, if you have 'em. Let’s start the spring together!