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AUTUMN 2012
ISSUE #1
Southern Rhode Island Conservation District
AUTUMN E-NEWS
Fall Highlights include our annual fall dinner
on October 22nd. The meeting began with a
tour of Perry Raso’s scenic vegetable farm
on Potter’s Pond in East Matunuck, where he
grows fresh vegetables to supplement his
menu at Matunuck Oyster Bar. A delicious
clambake-style dinner of locally caught
seafood, and Perry’s oysters and fresh
produce was held after the tour at the
Matunuck Oyster Bar. Highlights included
speakers Ken Ayers, Chief of RIDEM’s
division of Agriculture; Michael Moorman,
Assistant State Conservationist from NRCS;
and Jon Reiner, Town Planner of North
Kingstown. Aside from the tour of Perry’s
farm given in part by Pete Rundlett (the
farm’s manager), there were presentations
given by Kathryn Zuromski, a graduate
student at URI, about her Biodiversity
Certification Project, and also by Becca
Buckler from the State Conservation
Committee about her project on the
feasibility of a farm equipment share bank.
Awards were also given for our 2012
Conservationists of the Year, please visit the
links to the right to learn more about our
awardees!
Other highlights include our upcoming Open
House for EQIP funding with NRCS, see
events listing for more information!
Perry Raso speaks to the crowd about his vegetable farming
endeavors.
FALL NEWS LINKS
Our 2012 Award Winners
Peter Stetson Featured in
Coventry Patch for SRICD
Award
Conservation District Calendar
Visit our website: www.SRICD.org or contact Southern Rhode Island Conservation
District: PO Box 1636 Kingston RI 02881, (401) 500-0422 and [email protected]
AUTUMN 2012
ISSUE #1
UP COMING EVENTS
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING
WORKSHOP – November 14th
Classroom work shop held on Wednesday November 14th from
4PM-6:30PM at URI’s East Farm in South Kingstown in
Building 75. Workshop will focus on NRCS Conservation
Planning, soil and manure testing, nutrient management tools,
Perry Raso and Pete Rundlett continue the farm
tour in the farm’s hoop house amongst potted
herbs
soil and environmental Risk Assessment tools, and more.
Workshop is open to all farmers, landowners and ag service
providers. Pre-Registration is required, for more information
please contact: Holly Burdett, URI Cooperative Extension,
(401) 874-2249, [email protected]
SRICD’S GENERAL NRCS PLANNING
OPEN HOUSE – November 29th
Open house held for those interested in NRCS Conservation
planning and EQIP funding from 5:30PM to 8PM at the
Richmond Grange (680 Usquepaugh Road West Kingston).
Clark Collins presents Jon Reiner with one of four
Conservation Awards for 2012 during dinner.
Tables will be set up with information and NRCS and SRICD
staff will be there to answer questions. Pre-registration is
required, for more information please contact Cynthia Kwolek,
SRICD Board of Directors:
Clark Colllins, Chair
Rude Hempe, Vice Chair
Harriet Powell, Secretary
Carl Sawyer, Member
Harvey Buford, Member
SRICD Staff:
Eric Scherer, Director
Cynthia Kwolek, Outreach Coordinator
John Richard, NRCS Conservationist
SRICD’s Outreach Coordinator, (401) 500-0422 or
[email protected].
SRICD MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS
November 26th from 4-6PM at URI East Farm – Master
Gardener Field House, Building 61, South Kingstown,
RI Meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to
attend. Please call for directions and to be sure there has been
no change in scheduled date or location.
December – TBD please inquire for December meeting date
To have an event or news item listed on our website or in our newsletter,
please contact Cynthia Kwolek at [email protected]