Cooperative Extension provides non-formal education and learning opportunities to people throughout the United States—serving farmers and rural communities as well as those in urban areas. In Rhode Island, we strive to reach every corner of the state, delivering science-based information through our educational programs and services to help people make informed decisions in their daily lives.
To highlight the breadth of our impact, we’ve developed a new ArcGIS map dashboard showcasing the many programs offered by URI Cooperative Extension and the number of cities and towns we reach. Check it out!
Learn more about Cooperative Extension and our history to discover how we’ve been making a difference for generations.
News and Stories
Is Your Yard Bee-Friendly? April 15, 2026 - Expert advice from URI’s Cooperative Extension and Bee Lab to help you make your yard a bee-friendly habitat.
From Scraps to Systems Change April 9, 2026 - How URI Students Launched a Successful Food Waste Diversion Initiative
URI Master Gardeners Awaiting Your Call (or email) April 9, 2026 - Cooperative Extension’s gardening help desk open full-time to field community garden inquiries
Yes, chef! Learn how to cut down on food waste at ‘Basic Knife Skills Class’ March 24, 2026 - Food Recovery Rhode Island alum to lead class on basic knife skills with URI Cooperative Extension
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URI Cooperative Extension
Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881
p: 401-874-2900
coopext@uri.edu
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Learn moreThe University of Rhode Island occupies the traditional stomping ground of the Narragansett Nation and the Niantic People. We honor and respect the enduring and continuing relationship between the Indigenous people and this land by teaching and learning more about their history and present-day communities, and by becoming stewards of the land we, too, inhabit.