The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP), hosted at Roger Williams University, has announced $649,000 in planning grant awards to support green-infrastructure and capacity-building projects for municipalities, local organizations, and universities acro
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Groundwork Southcoast is a local non-profit organization working mainly in New Bedford and Fall River.
It started in the summer of 2017, aiming to teach young people leadership skills and stewardship through a variety of programs, including growing food for the residents of the Sister Rose Homeless Shelter in New Bedford.
Their programs are centered around the Urban Farm and Community Garden site at Riverside Park in the North End.
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Maura Ramsey is the Executive Director of Groundwork Southcoast and she joined
Townsquare Sunday this week, providing an overview of the program and plans for the future. Ramsey s interview can be heard here: