Collective Roots -

Breathtaking Gardens Need Your Support

wolfram — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:10:07 -0700

At Collective Roots, we build breathtaking school gardens - unique open spaces where both our students' minds and our community's spirit can take root. We are also working to change our food system - creating access to local, sustainable produce for the families that need it the most. By honoring our valley's abundant past while celebrating a healthy, sustainable future, we are building a food system that is robust, just, and proudly local.

But we can't do it without your help.

Garden Based Learning
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.

Food System Change
We engage residents and stakeholders in a full-scale initiative to increase access to fresh, local, healthy and affordable fresh produce through community-based projects that build resident capacity.

''Greens and Means"

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:45:06 -0600

The streets of East Palo Alto have seen everything from brick factories to poultry farms to gang shootings, but they haven’t before met anything quite like Rev. Bob Hartley, a known and respected longtime EPA resident. He’s a man with a plan to help the youth in the community give up their weapons – in favor of plants.

He and his wife Clara, an industrious wheelchair-bound woman with a lovely smile, grow a wealth of flourishing vegetables in their backyard and bring a selection of fresh pickings to sell at the EPA Farmers' Market each Saturday.

Digging In

wolfram — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:49:10 -0600

Collective Roots inspires a new wave of organic gardeners... by Veronica Sedekum, April 16, 2008, Palo Alto Weekly

Enlightening the sometimes mysterious process of where food comes from and how it gets to the plate, East Palo Alto Charter School is doing more than serve fresh vegetables at lunch.

On Mondays through Thursdays, students enrolled in the garden elective take food education out of the classroom and cafeteria — and into the school garden.

Collective Roots Fruit Tree Planting: January 16th, 2012

wolfram — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:48:38 -0600

Start: 01/16/2012 - 9:00am

End: 01/16/2012 - 12:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-8

On January 16th, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Collective Roots invites volunteers to join in a fruit tree planting from 9AM - 1PM, starting the the East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy, 1039 Garden Street, East Palo Alto, CA 94303: we'll be planting over 70 fruit trees in the community! We'll be planting a wide variety of trees well suited to the local environment including apples, apricots, avocados, peaches, and more. Be sure to sign up soon and be a part of planting a legacy that will last well into the future. To RSVP email volunteer@collectiveroots.org

Next Community Work Day at the EPACS Garden: February 11th, 9 - noon

Please join us at the EPACS garden for a morning of garden tasks! We'll be weeding, mulching, tending to the chickens, planting seeds and other garden tasks. Please dress in layers and closed-toed shoes and apply sunscreen!

IN CASE OF RAIN THE WORK DAY WILL BE CANCELED

To RSVP or to sign up to be a team leader, call 650.324.2769 or email volunteer@collectiveroots.org.