As we approach prime harvest season, will you consider making a gift to support a healthy, sustainable food future for all islanders?
Read moreBlue sky, a paw paw story, and a question →
Ten years ago, Meredith and Jason Spitalnik, with their band of merry gardeners, planted the first trees in what would become a food, or edible forest at Island Community Farm, the first of now seven garden spaces that Aquidneck Community Table (ACT) stewards.
This fall, we are excited to harvest the first pawpaws and persimmons from our food forest after years of patient nurture and waiting. These first fruits are a cause for celebration, and an example of the planning and determination required to change not only a farm landscape, but also the food system within which farming practices live…
Are you up for a challenge? →
Now is a great time to give: an anonymous donor has offered to match new and increased donations to ACT’s programs through a generous challenge grant! ACT will not receive the match unless we reach $25,000 by October 1st. It's a big goal, but we are already half way there!
Read moreIt took a village. →
When we think about food security - which we all do so much more often these days - we want to be certain that everyone, everyone, has access to fresh foods to make and keep their bodies healthy, and that our kids know where those healthy foods come from (the earth, not plastic bags in grocery stores). So it is one of ACT's goals to keep building and maintaining school and community gardens on the island to secure that healthy future for all.
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