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URI Spring Plant Sale - May 9th, 2026
URI Spring Plant Sale - May 9th, 2026
ABOUT THE EVENT: The Spring Plant Sale is held in the URI Botanical Gardens on the main campus in Kingston, RI. The sale features annuals, perennials, herbs, and a wide range of vegetable seedlings grown by URI Master Gardener propagation volunteers at East Farm. The annual sale supports educational services offered through the URI Master Gardener […]
Rhode Island Home Show: April 10th - 12th, 2026
Rhode Island Home Show: April 10th - 12th, 2026
The 76th Annual Rhode Island Home Show is the largest and longest-running exhibition of its kind in New England and the only locally organized home show.
2026 Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium Winter Sessions
2026 Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium Winter Sessions
The Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium will once again be presenting its Winter Fruit Meeting Series. Below you will find registration information for the 2026 series offerings.
Additional CoopExt Events & Free Gardening Workshops!
Additional CoopExt Events & Free Gardening Workshops!
Featured Stories
Next-gen environmental leaders – Rhody Today
Next-gen environmental leaders – Rhody Today
KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 20, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension in partnership with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Environmental Management Fellows Program and to congratulate eleven exceptional students selected for the inaugural cohort. The Environmental Management Fellows Program builds on the […]
Bug bonanza: URI entomology and garden experts to present at first Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network conference – Rhody Today
Bug bonanza: URI entomology and garden experts to present at first Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network conference – Rhody Today
KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 10, 2026 – The Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network will host a one-day conference Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Quonset ‘O’ Club in North Kingstown. The Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network is a program of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey, created in […]
URI Master Gardener Program Welcomes Matthew Durham as State Program Leader
URI Master Gardener Program Welcomes Matthew Durham as State Program Leader
As the new State Program Leader of the URI Master Gardener Program, Matthew Durham is guiding the statewide network of volunteers dedicated to sustainable gardening, environmental stewardship, and community education.
Rhode Island 2026 Food Summit Aims to Meet the Moment
Rhode Island 2026 Food Summit Aims to Meet the Moment
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 7, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island is hosting its 2026 Rhode Island Food System Summit — the first time since the pandemic to gather in person as a statewide community of leaders, innovators, and changemakers. Organizers say this year’s summit at the URI campus is more than a meeting; […]
A Debt to History – Why URI’s Land-Grant Mission Still Matters – University of Rhode Island Magazine
A Debt to History – Why URI’s Land-Grant Mission Still Matters – University of Rhode Island Magazine
URI’s Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Earns Prestigious Accreditation – College of the Environment and Life Sciences
URI’s Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Earns Prestigious Accreditation – College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Don’t guess, test: URI Cooperative Extension’s revamped Plant Diagnostic Laboratory a community resource
Don’t guess, test: URI Cooperative Extension’s revamped Plant Diagnostic Laboratory a community resource
Cooperative Extension in the News – Additional Stories
Cooperative Extension in the News – Additional Stories
URI CoopExt Services & Resources
A New England Gardener's Guide to Growing Food - New Zine Series!
A New England Gardener's Guide to Growing Food - New Zine Series!
Commercial Cut Flower Growers of Southern New England Survey
Commercial Cut Flower Growers of Southern New England Survey
The University of Rhode Island is proud to announce new initiatives supported by the RI DEM Specialty Crop Block Grant. This funding facilitates specialized winter learning sessions featuring industry experts and cut-flower variety trials at the URI Agronomy Farm. Our goal is to empower local growers through high-impact education and strategic networking opportunities that strengthen the regional floriculture market. Help us grow the Southern New England floral industry! If you farm in RI, MA, or CT, we’d love your feedback in this quick survey.
Fruit/Veggie Prep Sheets – Community Nutrition Education
Fruit/Veggie Prep Sheets – Community Nutrition Education
Gardening Resources
Gardening Resources
URI Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
URI Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
The URI Plant Diagnostic Laboratory (PDL) is part of and accredited by the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) and the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network (NEPDN) and is a fee-based service of URI Cooperative Extension. The laboratory diagnoses and provides recommendations for plant diseases, insects, weeds, and abiotic problems for samples submitted by the general public […]
Gardening and Environmental Hotline
Gardening and Environmental Hotline
The URI Master Gardener Program was established in 1977 to educate a diverse volunteer base to share evidence-based knowledge that fosters sustainable practices for protecting the environment, growing food, and increasing access to gardening for everyone in our community. Through a train-the-trainer approach, over 800 volunteers serve as community-based educators, amplifying the impact of Cooperative […]
Gardening Information and Soil Testing Schedule
Gardening Information and Soil Testing Schedule
Webinars & Videos
Learn at Home via our YouTube Channel
Learn at Home via our YouTube Channel
Cooperative Extension provides non-formal education and learning opportunities to people throughout the United States. It emphasizes taking knowledge gained through research and education and bringing it directly to the people to create positive changes. Through Cooperative Extension in RI, we bring vital, practical information to agricultural producers, small business owners,communities, consumers, families, and young people. We pride ourselves on our role in translating science for practical application, and are always looking to identify emerging research questions to which we find answers and encourage application of science and technology to improve agricultural, environmental, economic and social conditions.
Regenerative Home Gardening Series
Regenerative Home Gardening Series
To Which We Belong is a documentary that highlights farmers, ocean farmers, and ranchers leaving behind conventional practices that are no longer profitable or sustainable and making the switch to regenerative practices. This form of holistic land and sea management has the potential to draw enough carbon down from the sky and back into the soil, reversing climate change and bringing atmospheric carbon levels down to pre-industrial-revolution levels.
Preserving RI's Bounty: Farm to Jar Video Series
Preserving RI's Bounty: Farm to Jar Video Series
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CoopExt Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
CoopExt Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
Volunteer and Fellowship Opportunities URI Cooperative Extension offers a number of volunteer opportunities for adults and youth across many disciplines and programs, and internships and fellowship programs for college students. If you are interested in what we do, want to help us achieve our goals, or need community service hours, please see below for ways […]
Additional Resources & Services
Additional Resources & Services
URI Cooperative Extension offers many free and low cost informational and diagnostic services. Click below to access more information about each!
CoopExt Training and Certificate Programs
CoopExt Training and Certificate Programs
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