Bucking national and regional trends, the number of farms in Rhode Island and the total area of farmland both grew in the latest federal Census of Agriculture. Read more here.
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10 RI restaurants, chefs score nominations for James Beard awards. See who made the list.
January 29, 2024 by Gail Ciampa - The Providence Journal
Rhode Island has four restaurants and one chef as semifinalists in national categories for the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards, considered the Oscars of the dining world. There are five local
R.I. food industryleaderscall for new tax credit for donating unused food
January 22, 2024 by Alexa Gagosz - Boston Globe
In Rhode Island, 38 percent of households with children say they are experiencing food insecurity. Meanwhile, businesses send approximately 55,000 tons of edible food to the state's landfill each
Food for Thought: Create New England Regional Food System That Addresses Climate Crisis, Feeds Every
July 27, 2023 by Frank Carini - ecoRI News staff
Arobust regional food system that would provide much of New England’s sustenance is a must if the six states really want to help mitigate the climate crisis and be food secure as the world
Sly Fox Den Too Chef Sherry Pocknett Wins James Beard Best Chef: Northeast Award
June 6, 2023 by Jamie Coelho - Rhode Island Monthly
The Indigenous chef explains the foraged, hunted and fished ingredients that make up her Native American fusion menu that pays tribute to the Mashpee Wampanoag people. Read more here.
Rhode Island ARPA Support Grant Awardees
May 9, 2023
This program, established with $20 million from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) program, a part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), was designed to assist Rhode
Plans are moving forward to turn the lower level of Providence’s historic Union Station into a food hall after the project cleared an important regulatory hurdle this week. Read more here.
Diner’s Update The latest Rhode Island food, drink, restaurant and dining news and events.
April 19, 2023 by Jamie Coelho - Rhode Island Monthly
The latest Rhode Island food, drink, restaurant and dining news and events (
Culinary incubators around the state are helping Rhode Island food entrepreneurs get their goods to consumers. Read more here.
On a spit of land adjacent to the Matunuck Marina, a construction crew broke ground Tuesday for a new $2.45 million shellfish hatchery and research center. The project is expected to greatly expand
