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This year鈥檚 conference will spotlight ocean farming and its vital connection to terrestrial agriculture, examining how forests, farms, and coastal systems interact through shared watersheds. Programs on financing agroforestry, virtual farm mapping, funding, increasing farmland biodiversity, carbon and climate-smart forestry, Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and building support for Indigenous agriculture in the Northeast, will be part of the conference鈥檚 agenda.
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Their tour will include visits to Fidelity Investments鈥� campus in Smithfield, where attendees will see local agricultural innovation in action, as Fidelity feeds its employees and the surrounding community with an on-campus farm. Conference attendees will next visit Ocean Hour Farm in Newport, Blue Acres Aquaculture鈥檚 kelp farm in Narragansett, and nearby oyster farms.
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Sponsors and partners include Tree Pro, Matunuck Oyster Bar, Fidelity Investments, Whalers Brewing, and Patagonia.
Discounts to attend the conference are available for farmers, veterans, and nonprofits. To learn more or to register, visit or email lameyerson@uri.edu.