Please support Common Roots this holiday season. Patagonia will match all donations made on Patagonia Action Works between Nov. 29 and Dec. 31, up to $10,000 per donation. Please click here to donate. https://www.patagonia.com/actionworks/grantees/common-roots-inc/donate/ How does the donation match work? From November 29 through December 31 of 2019, Patagonia will match all donations made to […]
Support Common Roots on Giving Tuesday
Help Common Roots Grow Fresh Organic Food for the South Burlington Food Shelf Support Food Education and Access. Donate to Common Roots on Giving Tuesday. December 3rd, 2019. Thank you! Please think of us during the upcoming giving season! Giving Tuesday is December 3rd, 2019, and your gift would help us sustain and […]
Farm to School, September 2019 – Garden Treats Made Sweet by Heat
Farm to School, September 2019 – Garden Treats Made Sweet by Heat By Kayli O’Donnell Across South Burlington, our community (on both small and large scales) has been investing time and care into our soils and food-plants. Whether you bought tomatoes from a farm stand or spent the summer tending to your community garden, you […]
Growing Garden – Summer 2019
Growing Garden – Summer 2019 by Kayli O’Donnell I turn my radio off as I pull up into the tall grasses that lead me into the garden. With my windows down, I’m introduced to the soundscape of Common Roots Farm. Red Winged Black Birds and Mourning Doves sing their hellos from the middle of the […]
Reflecting on 10 years
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 […]