Kenneth Ayers and James E. Garman will present a lecture "Agriculture on Aquidneck Island: Past, Present and Future" on Sept. 16 at 6 p.m at the Portsmouth Public Library. This is the last in a series of Aquidneck Land Trust's conservation lectures.
Local farms are important to our well-being: island farms provide us with fresh foods; they help limit the amount of infrastructure demands placed on our municipalities by residential subdivisions; local farms provide beautiful vistas and experiences that distinguish our communities thereby giving them a competitive edge as desirable places to live, work and visit; they create jobs and revenue; etc. Considering the importance of agriculture to our area, the Rhode Island Chief of the Division of Agriculture, Kenneth Ayars, and a local historian, author and educator, James Garman, will help us reflect on the past, present and future of agriculture on Aquidneck Island.
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