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URI Master Gardeners nurture history, and growing knowledge, in sites across the state

There’s no school in Foster-Glocester this summer but a visit to heritage gardens there can be educational

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URI corpse flower countdown

Greenhouse Manager Ben Robbins keeping an eye on unique specimen

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Course applications now open for fall Food Recovery for Rhode Island program at URI

Six-week Cooperative Extension program aims to feed the local community and fight food waste

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URI professor Tom Mather talks ticks with Daily Show host Michael Kosta

Fourth of July Tomato is URI Cooperative Extension’s Plant of the Year, producing delicious vine-ripened tomatoes as early as Independence Day

URI Cooperative Extension recommends fast-growing variety for a slice of summer

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A Debt to History

Why URI’s Land-Grant Mission Still Matters

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URI Cooperative Extension offering guidance to institutions and commercial kitchens looking to donate unused food

June 4 food safety conference will examine food donation liability and myths

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Tree talk: URI forester offers tips on tree safety, protection and observation for Arbor Day

Trees on URI Campus

Many Rhode Island trees just coming into bloom

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Start small: How to make your garden grow this spring

life's a garden; dig it

URI Cooperative Extension gardeners offer green suggestions and advice

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Is Your Yard Bee-Friendly?

Expert advice from URI’s Cooperative Extension and Bee Lab to help you make your yard a bee-friendly habitat.

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