At Community Roots we run a year-round veg bag scheme and we are often asked what is growing in the garden and how we decide what ends up in the bags each week. So we thought it was a good time to explain how our system works and why we do things the way we do.   We choose to run our veg bags all year round. Some community growing projects pause over winter, but for us, keeping things going is an important part of what we do. It allows us to provide steady employment, offer r

Today we’d like to introduce Amy, who is starting with us at Community Roots on a placement as part of a Level 3 Diploma with Work Experience in Regenerative Land Based Systems, Agroecological Food and Farming. Amy’s journey reflects both the dedication many people bring to food growing and the very real barriers they face when trying to build a career in the sector.   Amy has been volunteering with Community Roots for over two years, first joining our volunteer days and then

It’s been a while since our last Blog/News update, but we’re still here, digging, growing and building. The Big Shed is now complete, standing proud as a new heart of Community Roots. Funded through the Good Growth Levelling Up Fund, this beautiful, fully accessible space gives us a home for courses, workshops and gatherings, as well as a commercial kitchen and a Changing Places toilet. It has opened up exciting opportunities, but it has also brought new challenges as we lear

I've been helping to harvest and pack your beautiful veggies but sadly (and happily) I'm off to New Zealand next week for a wee while,...

By Antonia This September the four Community Roots directors had a wonderful “Autumn Conference/management retreat” down in Praa Sands....

At our volunteer Tuesday session I was asked about our growing methods at Community Roots and I really enjoyed the discussion that came...

The story of our beautiful bags: We wanted to share with you the story behind our packaging because we think it's a nice example of how...

We want to feed you beautiful fresh vegetables, but to do that, we need to grow them, and to do that, we need beds! So please come and...

Written by Antonia Pickup I studied biology at university many years (22!) ago, and as a young scientist, with the arrogance of youth, I...

As the world shifts around us we look to the elements of our lives that we CAN change and control, in turn this helps us gain a better...