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IT WAS A GREAT EVENT! Thanks to all who attended. We look forward to a bigger and better workshop and farmer's market next spring. Click here to view a Facebook slideshow of this year's workshop.

Come join us at our beautiful waterfront location in Providence for a morning of green gardening tips, great buys on yard care supplies and the freshest local produce Rhode Island has to offer! All attendees will receive a FREE copy of our hot-off-the-press yard care guide, Bay-Friendly Backyards.

Saturday April 17, 2010

9:00am-12:00pm
@ the Save The Bay Center Directions

This event is FREE and open to the public and includes:

An outdoor Farmers Market under a big tent, right on the Bay!
Soil testing from URI Master Gardeners. Learn why you should test your soil pH and how to take a sample.
Local experts talking about
- Combating invasive plants
- Organic pest management
- Composting with worms
Light refeshments, including coffee from New Harvest.
A project table for kids, staffed by Save The Bay's education team
Vendors selling green yard care products and rain barrels.
Check out which local vendors will be there.
Convenient and ample parking
The opportunity to visit our award-winning Bay Center and restored salt marsh. Walk the paths, spy some wildlife and see parts of Providence you never knew existed.

Bring cash or checkbook for your purchases.

Reserve a rain barrel now.

Questions? Want to exhitbit your eco-friendly wares or services? Please contact Marci Cole Ekberg at 401-272-3540, x113 or mcole@savebay.org

Workshop Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to help with event set-up, registration, snack preparation, raffles, and clean-up. Once you're done with your job and waiting for the next, you can feel free to attend any of the workshops. Volunteers will be needed from 8:15am until 12:30pm. TO SIGN UP: Contact Stephany Hessler at shessler@savebay.org or 401-272-3540, x130.