Wednesday, February 26, 2025 7am-5pm Crowne Plaza Hotel 801 Greenwich Ave Warwick, RI 02886 RINLA Winter Conference and Trade Show This year’s conference schedule includes a full slate of speakers with several breaks during the day that are set aside for attendees to visit with exhibitors, and the afternoon reception will provide even more time for attendees and vendors to meet. In person tickets include a continental breakfast, lunch and heavy hors d’oeuvres. During the annual meeting RINLA’s yearly reports...Read More
Members of the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association may be eligible for a Shared Earnings endorsement on your workers’ compensation insurance policy with Beacon Mutual.Read More
Beginning with the Spring 2024 issue, RINLA’s quarterly newsletter will no longer be mailed but instead published in digital format. Read more for a link to the current issue!Read More
The RI Certified Horticulturist Program has been revised and updated with a new format and training manual. Enrollment will open in early September for a new course in October and November, with exam in December. RICH certification is earned by green industry professionals who pass an examination based on plant identification and the contents of The RICH Training Manual. RICH promotes the highest ethical standards, increased professional skills, and continuing education in horticulture through current research-based horticultural information and practices....Read More
Enrollment is now open! This innovative first-of-its-kind program, created at CCRI in collaboration with Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association and Rhode Island Food Policy Council, provides a clear path toward careers in RI’s growing land and sea industries. The new associate degree in Environment, Sustainability, and Management is an interdisciplinary program that blends science and business; provides work-based learning opportunities for credit; includes courses in Business, Biology, Entrepreneurship, Oceanography, Geology, Economics, Chemistry, and Communications; and positions graduates to chart...Read More
