Over a decade ago, parents, teachers and administrators agreed it was time to enhance school cafeterias through food education in the classrooms. Common Roots was born to become the community partner in this endeavor. Scroll ahead a decade. While there are further improvements to be made in every school food system, Common Roots has facilitated […]
Holiday Greetings from Common Roots
Holiday Greetings! Because of your generous past support, we thought you would enjoy an update on our programs. Now in our 9th year, Common Roots continues to provide several avenues for children, parents, staff and community to participate in food education from soil to consumption, building the capacity to provide a growing volume of food […]
Common Roots Sponsors FHTMS Rebel Chef Competition for Young Chefs
Saturday was a big day for kids in South Burlington. At the Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School 11 teams were competing for the Rebel Chef Competition.Seventh grader Liana Wijetunga loves to cook, but now she’s taking her skills to a whole new level. She and a group of classmates got together to compete in the […]
Back To Your Roots: Common Roots Celebrates
It was the Party of the Year! Close to 300 people came out to Shelburne Farms to celebrate the eighth anniversary of Common Roots, the South Burlington project to engage the schools, children, and adults of the community with nourishing foods they eat and how they are produced. What makes a gathering “Party of the […]
Summer 2016: Highlights from a Great Growing Season
Highlights from Summer 2016 Thanks to tremendous community support, Farmer Michael Bisogno cultivated amazing foods on an acre of the Underwood property. He was also welcomed at the Farm at South Village where Common Roots utilized two greenhouses and three high grove tunnels. This agricultural work connects to each of our programs and changes in […]