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Welcome to the Community Roots Ohio Blog where we talk about what we're growin' and showin'. We love sharing our passion for all things seeds, soils, gardens, and more! Through our blog, we hope to share all that is happening around our greenhouses and gardens and to inspire one gardener to another. If you're interested in volunteering with us, please check out our volunteer page!
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Thursday Nights at Happy Street Brü Werks: From Market to Picnic
What started as a simple farmers market has turned into something so much more—a Thursday night ritual of food, fellowship, and fine...
Community Roots
Sep 191 min read
Tomatoes That Mean Business (and Required No-Nonsense Pruning)
From Farm to Food Truck: Finding Purpose in a Tomato Last season taught us something simple yet profound: our tomatoes aren’t just...
Community Roots
Aug 312 min read
New Market Nights at Happy Street Brü Werks 🌱🍺
New Market Times Start THIS WEEK!!! We’ve got some fresh news to share—literally! Community Roots is teaming up with our friends at Happy...
Community Roots
Aug 301 min read
From Backyard Beds to Statewide Science: Why We Love the OSU Home Vegetable Trials
“We don't just grow for survival! We don't just grow for fun! We also grow for science in the rain and sun!” 🌞 At Community Roots, the...
Community Roots
Aug 143 min read
🌱 The Sticker Problem That's Threatening Our Composting Program
At first glance, a produce sticker seems like a harmless little dot — a tiny tag telling you that your banana is organic, your apple is...
Community Roots
Jun 222 min read
Turning Up the Heat: Community Roots Experiments with Growing Ginger and Turmeric in Ohio
At Community Roots, we’re not exactly known for playing it safe in the garden. Sure, we love our heirloom tomatoes and rainbow chard like...
Community Roots
Jun 212 min read
Crimson Clover: From Rainy Day Plans to Bloom-Time Action 🌱
Crimson Clover: From Rainy Day Plans to Bloom-Time Action 🌱 A couple of weeks ago, when the weather had us stuck indoors, Community...
Community Roots
May 153 min read
When Is Cold, Too Cold To Hot? (Asking for a friend, the compost pile...)
Compost Temperatures This spring, our compost piles have been cookin'—and not just in the metaphorical sense. We’ve been nerding out over...
Community Roots
May 91 min read
🌿 Restoring the Nervous System: How Quiet Time in the Garden Heals the Brain, Body, and Immune System
We tend to think of healing as something that happens through effort—through therapy, movement, nutrition, or change. And while all of...
k frye
Apr 104 min read
It's Winter, But Microbes Still At Work
Our compost is a place of transformation—where food waste breaks down into a rich, fertilizer-like soil amendment, and with it, we're...
Community Roots
Jan 95 min read
FREE Winter Sowing Native Seeds Workshop!
Angely here! If you're looking to winter sow native seeds this year, please check out this FREE Winter Sowing Workshop held by Leaves...
Community Roots
Jan 84 min read
What's Growing On? New Year Newsletter!
READ IT NOW! 🌟 January Newsletter Sneak Peek! 🌟 Start the year strong with Community Roots Ohio! This month’s newsletter is packed with...
Community Roots
Jan 51 min read
Test Kitchen: Cran Crazy!
The Culinary Season of Cranberries: A Burst of Flavor, Color, and Health As the year winds down and the air fills with winter’s crisp...
Community Roots
Jan 24 min read
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 from the ROOTS TEAM!
✨ New Year, New Perspective ✨ Did you know the word resolution comes from the Latin resolutionem, meaning "a process of reducing things...
Community Roots
Jan 12 min read
❄️Holiday Week Digest❄️
That's a wrap! Scotty P. represents at the pilot Mount Vernon HOLIDAY Farmer's Market November 2024 The 2024 Market season was bigger...
Community Roots
Dec 28, 20244 min read
Can It Compost? December 2024
☕ Can It Compost? ☕ Welcome back to our composting series, where we dive into all things compostable! This week’s feature: coffee...
Community Roots
Dec 13, 20244 min read
December Newsletter
December 2025 Newsletter Composting During the Holidays Food is more than just a meal - especially during the holiday season, it's the...
Community Roots
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Gift Giving Guide for Bird Lovers!
Angely here! Struggling to think of gifts for the nature lovers or bird watchers in your life? We came up with a gift giving guide for...
Community Roots
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Horseradish Recipe
We were able to beat the ground freeze this week and harvest some fresh horseradish root! It'll be in our bounty for the Mount Vernon...
Community Roots
Dec 7, 20241 min read
What Growing On?: November Newsletter
Click to read about what's coming up for SPECIAL EVENTS and MARKET DATES, not to mention who & what's been coming & going around the...
Community Roots
Nov 2, 20241 min read
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