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Feb 27Cultivating success: RI's new farmers help the state buck national trendsBucking national and regional trends, the number of farms in Rhode Island and the total area of... -
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Jan 22R.I. food industryleaderscall for new tax credit for donating unused foodIn Rhode Island, 38 percent of households with children say they are experiencing food insecurity.... -
![Food for Thought: Create New England Regional Food System That Addresses Climate Crisis, Feeds Everyone]()
Jul 27Food for Thought: Create New England Regional Food System That Addresses Climate Crisis, Feeds EveryArobust regional food system that would provide much of New England’s sustenance is a must if... -
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Jun 6Sly Fox Den Too Chef Sherry Pocknett Wins James Beard Best Chef: Northeast AwardThe Indigenous chef explains the foraged, hunted and fished ingredients that make up her Native... -
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May 9Rhode Island ARPA Support Grant AwardeesThis program, established with $20 million from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery... -
![Union Station Food Hall Plans Moving Forward]()
Apr 21Union Station Food Hall Plans Moving ForwardPlans are moving forward to turn the lower level of Providence’s historic Union Station into... -
![Diner’s Update The latest Rhode Island food, drink, restaurant and dining news and events.]()
Apr 19Diner’s Update The latest Rhode Island food, drink, restaurant and dining news and events.The latest Rhode Island food, drink, restaurant and dining news and events ( April 19, 2023). Read... -
![How Shared-Use Kitchens are Changing the Way Rhode Island Eats]()
Apr 18How Shared-Use Kitchens are Changing the Way Rhode Island EatsCulinary incubators around the state are helping Rhode Island food entrepreneurs get their goods to... -
![New $2.45M oyster hatchery, research center breaks ground in South Kingstown]()
Apr 12New $2.45M oyster hatchery, research center breaks ground in South KingstownOn a spit of land adjacent to the Matunuck Marina, a construction crew broke ground Tuesday for a... -
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Apr 9Nursing study to examine commercial fishermen’s healthProfessor Thaís São-João aims to improve quality of life for fishermen, possibly... -
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Mar 19Julianne Stelmaszyk Of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation: How We Are Helping To Create A Resilie -
![Woonsocket Food Hub]()
Feb 17With $3.2M grant, Woonsocket plans for downtown food hubFor years, Woonsocket officials have been looking to attract a grocery store into the city, which is... -
![The Best Seafood Restaurants in America]()
Jan 23The Best Seafood Restaurants In AmericaIf you're going to open an oyster bar, it certainly helps if you have a background in all... -
![Town Made builds presence as South County food incubator]()
Jan 23Town Made builds presence as South County food incubatorFor small food producers, locally sourced ingredients can often be financially out of reach. Town... -
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Jan 19Hope & Main Opens Downtown Makers Marketplace and Will Soon Expand to the West EndThe state’s premier culinary incubator is selling made-to-order and prepared foods and... -
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Dec 22King of the BayIn 2019, 21 million quahogs, worth $5.35 million, were landed in Rhode Island. By his estimate, King... -
![Buy Meals for People in Need Through Nourish Our Neighbors]()
Dec 8Nourish Our NeighborsDuring the holiday season, it’s easy to get swept up in materialism. But if we all make a... -
![Port of Galilee overhaul]()
Oct 28Galilee port overhaul drawing new businessJon Williams knew the moment he visited the Port of Galilee that this was a “logistically... -
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Sep 26Rhode Island ‘has all the ingredients to be a leading food state;’ Food innovation platform expandsIn 2015, Lauren Abda founded Branchfood, a launchpad for food innovation that provides specialized... -
![Feeling burnt out from a career in restaurants, a R.I. chef sought a more meaningful next act]()
Aug 9Feeling burnt out from a career in restaurants, a R.I. chef sought a more meaningful next actSean Kontos, the former chef de cuisine at Local 121 in Providence, is now program director at... -
![Keeping it fresh: Fresh Harvest Kitchen provides cooperative home for local fishermen]()
Jul 9Keeping it fresh: Fresh Harvest Kitchen provides cooperative home for local fishermenFor years, commercial fishermen who live in the town and ply their craft in local waters have had to... -
![Southside Community Land Trust Unveils New State-of-the-Art Center]()
Jun 24Southside Community Land Trust Unveils New State-of-the-Art CenterThe hub includes a farm-to-market produce processing center, education and office space, community... -
![Globe RI launches food and dining guide]()
Jun 16Globe RI launches food and dining guide"I really think that Rhode Island’s dining scene is the most accessible and the most... -
![In the RI restaurant scene, it's not always survival of the tastiest]()
Jun 16In the RI restaurant scene, it's not always survival of the tastiestEvery action prompts another action. That is how it is with small food businesses as they seek to... -
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Apr 13Measure with your heart: COVID and TikTok launched this Providence mother's cooking careerThe pandemic shutdown compelled Omi Hopper to head to the kitchen with her camera. If she recorded... -
![RI breweries see huge boom: 'People like beer and the pandemic didn't really change that']()
Apr 7RI breweries see huge boom: 'People like beer and the pandemic didn't really change that' Paul EdwarWhile the pandemic put a damper on many aspects of life in Rhode Island, the brewery industry may... -
![Providence Entrepreneurs with Visions of a More Equitable Food Industry]()
Jan 31Providence Entrepreneurs with Visions of a More Equitable Food IndustryMentorship programs begin to close the gap for BIPOC restaurateurs. Read more here. -
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Jan 4RI entrepreneur brings agricultural training to formerly incarcerated peopleIt’s incredibly difficult to build a business, but that rings especially true for formerly... -
![Southside Community Land Trust’s New Providence Headquarters to Invest in Healthy Food]()
Oct 27Southside Community Land Trust’s New Providence Headquarters to Invest in Healthy FoodA multimillion-dollar loan recently granted to Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) is set to... -
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Oct 21Inside Farm Fresh Rhode Island’s Game-Changing GrowthThe nonprofit, with a massive new facility in Providence, has changed the way Rhode Islanders eat... -
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Sep 24A second gargantuan greenhouse is in the works for RIThe future of agriculture is as clear as glass, say experts in the field. The path there, however,... -
![Farm or factory: Will Schartner's mall-sized greenhouse change RI town's rural character?]()
Aug 26Farm or factory: Will Schartner's mall-sized greenhouse change RI town's rural character?Tim Schartner walks a field his family has worked for a century, part of the landmark farm that... -
![How Black history and culture influenced Rhode Island’s cuisine]()
Jun 17How Black history and culture influenced Rhode Island’s cuisineLobsters, oysters, and one-pot meals have long been associated with New England. But there’s... -
![Hope's Harvest bridges gap between farmers and food pantries]()
May 23Hope's Harvest bridges gap between farmers and food pantries Alex KuffnerThe view of Narragansett Bay from the crest of Aquidneck Island was stunning, but Eva Agudelo was... -
![The Battle Over Indoor Farming in Rhode Island]()
Feb 11The Battle Over Indoor Farming in Rhode IslandWith resources scarce and land scarcer, the local agricultural community is locked in a battle over... -
![Farmer Storytelling: Bringing Back the Narragansett Community Through Farming the Land]()
Jun 11Farmer Storytelling: Bringing Back the Narragansett Community Through Farming the LandCassius Spears is a member of the Narragansett Tribe who has been married for thirty-five years, and... -
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Jun 27The Plant-Based CityThe capital is flourishing – with urban gardens, farmers markets, and locally sourced menus.... -
![At Earth Care Farm Composting is a Family Affair]()
Apr 6At Earth Care Farm Composting is a Family AffairJayne Merner Senecal returned to the hive last July, although, truth be told, she never truly left.... -
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Jun 24A History of Rhode Island's Oyster IndustryRead more here. From a boom-and-bust industry in the late 1880’s to a recent resurgence,...
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What is Relish Rhody?
Relish Rhody was launched in 2017 as a State-led strategy to improve the food system in Rhode Island. The Director of Food Strategy at RI Commerce oversees the implementation of the strategy in collaboration with the RI Department of Health and RI Department of Environmental Management.
Contact RI's Director of Food Strategy for any questions.
foodstrategy@commerceri.com
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