Southside Community Land Trust

Southside Community Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Providence, Rhode Island, 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 to creating a food system where locally produced, affordable and nutritious food is available to all. It was established in 1981.[1] In 2019 the trust obtained $600,000 in funding to assist urban farmers.[2]

The Janes Community Garden, a project of the Southside Community Land Trust

References
  1. "Providence's vacant lots bloom with chic greens". The Boston Globe. 31 March 1991. p. 34.
  2. "Land Trust in Rhode Island Awarded Grant to Help New Farmers". Lancaster Farming. 30 November 2019. pp. A11.
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