University of Rhode Island

Program Description
Two crops where small farms dominate in our State are Christmas Trees and field grown direct marketed vegetables and small fruits. We have also been nurturing the beginnings of a cut flower industry in Rhode Island. The high value of these crop combined with the potential market and reduced acreage needed for a decent income make this crop very promising for the small farmer. We have in Rhode Island, two active centers involved in horticulture. They are the Cooperative Extension Education Center whose focus is home horticulture and the Rhode Island Center for Agricultural Promotion and Education.

Contact
Jeffery Seemann
115 Woodward Hall,
University of Rhode Island,
Kingston, RI 02881.
Phone: (401) 874-22599
Fax: (401) 874-4017
Email: jseemann@uri.edu