It is time for communities across our great nation to become independent and self sufficient. Victory Gardens were popular during the depression and they were responsible for 40% of the nation's food supply. My hope is to start a thriving community garden right here in Blackstone with the purpose of: uniting to work together toward the positive goal of educating people about gardening and canning, encouraging people to provide for themselves and most importantly to feed people in need. In th …

I am interested in forming a group made up of individuals interested in fruit and vegetable farming. Rather than having individual plots typical of many community gardens, I would like to join forces and grow crops together. My hope would be to raise enough of each fruit or vegetable that the harvest is more than could be use. I intend the harvest to be for personal use by members and their immediate families, not for commercial interests (at least not at this point). I work in Providence, RI an …

Come learn some new skills, or share what you know!! The Sustainable Skills Society is a member-to-member skill-sharing collaboration.  We are committed to living a simpler, more sustainable way of life which is more connected to our community and invested in the resilience of its members. Through a focus on a healthy balance of self-sufficiency and local reliance we imagine a more sustainable existence, at peace with each other, and in harmony with our environment. Our mission is to inspire …