EPA Fresh Checks
Fresh Checks is an innovative incentive program for low-income consumers at the East Palo Alto Community Farmers Market, enabling participants to double the value of their purchases at the market and take home more fresh, local, sustainable produce!
School Days
During the school day, students learn hands-on science education in the garden. These programs meets California State Science Standards.
Field Trips
Students from nearby schools and colleges come for field trips to our main school garden at the East Palo Alto Charter School to learn about science, health and food systems.
School Gardens
Our school gardens are magical places for children and adults to enjoy, learn and grow.
EPA Seed Library
The seed library, a project in partnership with the Public Library of East Palo Alto, enables gardeners to check out, plant, grow, and eventually save seeds, ensuring a regenerating source of organic and heirloom seeds for gardeners in our community.
East Palo Alto Community Farmers Market
The East Palo Alto Community Farmers Market offers the only source of seasonal, local, and organic produce to community members in East Palo Alto. In addition to encourage healthy lifestyle choices, the market supports beginning organic farmers transitioning from work as farm laborers on industrial farms.
EPA Backyard Gardener Network
The Backyard Gardener Network is a resource-sharing community of gardeners in East Palo Alto committed to growing our own food and celebrating the bounty of our community.
EPA Tool Lending Library
The Tool Lending Library reduces expenses for home gardeners by offering all the tools needed to establish and maintain home gardens free of charge.
After School
In afterschool programs, students enjoy vibrant lessons in organic gardening, cooking, arts & crafts, and science.
About Us:
We are a nonprofit organization founded and based in East Palo Alto, CA. We seek to educate and engage youth and communities in food system change through sustainable programs that impact health, education, and the environment. Collective Roots achieves its mission through the innovative integration and implementation of two key program areas: community based programs and school based programs.
Community Based Programs
We engage residents and stakeholders in a full-scale initiative to increase access to fresh, local, healthy and affordable fresh produce.
School Based Programs
We work with youth and adults to design and sustain organic gardens on school and community sites that are linked with kindergarten through 12th grade curriculum provided by Collective Roots.