Community Roots
The results are in!
Well, folks! We have officially finished our 30-day fundraising campaign with our partners through the Seed Money organization and the...
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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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Community Roots
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
UPDATE!! Seed Money Campaign: Week 1
Well, folks!! The first week of our Seed Money campaign is over and we have three more weeks left to continue raising money for our...
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Community Roots
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Tips and Tricks: Winter garden prep
See how we have been preparing for winter and learn how you can do this at home.
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Community Roots
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
Tips and Tricks: Creating Compost
Learn what it takes to start a compost pile and all the benefits it offers!
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Community Roots
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min
September Roots Wrap-up
Our monthly newsletter discusses events going on in the community, what's new with us, and plenty of volunteering opportunities for everyone
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Community Roots
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
Welcoming our 2021-2022 Americorps VISTA!
Hello Everyone! Community Roots has some special news that we would love to share with y'all. We would like to formally welcome our new...
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Community Roots
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Spring Fever?! Ready to Garden?
It is time for us to start allocating plots here at Community Roots for the 2020 growing season. Below are three forms we ask all...
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Community Roots
- Mar 1, 2020
- 2 min
So You're Graduating College, what next?
We are looking to hire again for the 2020-2021 Americorps VISTA term! Farm to School Volunteer Coordinator - help us manage our network...
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Community Roots
- Nov 26, 2019
- 1 min
Volunteer Minutes: Meet Catherine!
As we raise funds to match our KCF grant to purchase a commercial-frame mower, we are taking some time to help all our supporters get a...
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Community Roots
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
Help Us Get A Mower!
https://donate.seedmoney.org/3626/community-roots Hey Everybody! This month we are participating in a matching challenge to raise money...
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Community Roots
- Feb 17, 2019
- 1 min
Cardboard Cleanup!
We had so much cardboard dropped off by the community over the holidays! Now we are gearing up for spring by prepping that cardboard to...
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Community Roots
- Dec 18, 2018
- 1 min
Cardboard Recycling
Have an abundance of cardboard this holiday season?! Bring it on down to us and we will recycle it with our deep mulching method. Just...
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Community Roots
- Dec 8, 2018
- 1 min
New Community Composting Partner!
Thanks to our volunteers Quentin Platt and Emily McKinley we now have a new community compost source from downtown Mount Vernon! Along...
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Community Roots
- Nov 3, 2018
- 1 min
Community Gardens Intercollegiate Workday
Students from Kenyon College and the Mount Vernon Nazarene University came together to help us manage the rehab of former Glass Gardens...
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Jeremiah Kohl
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
Volunteering with Community Roots
Working with Community Roots has been great so far. I decided to volunteer with them because I wanted a way that I could give back to the...
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Community Roots
- May 15, 2018
- 1 min
Extra MVHS Workday Due to GREAT WEATHER (finally!)
We painted compost collection buckets today (and learned a little about the physics of particle drift in these breezes!) The students...
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Community Roots
- Feb 4, 2018
- 3 min
Knox Co. Local Food Co.
Reviving the Knox County Local Food Council continues. It's been since October when the rebooted council last met over potluck at The...
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