Growing Roots

Rolling into the Wild will create a framework for communities within Los Angeles County to encourage more frequent use of green spaces through exploration, learning, and connecting with the natural resources present. Growing Roots will develop events by collaborating with nearby organizations in the Pomona Valley to inspire and connect people to green spaces. The events will contain educational components that teach novel ways to interact with green spaces and promote environmental sustainability.

Growing Roots provides families direct access to produce grown on Emerson’s Middle School campus through the Grocery Pick-Up program. To increase capacity and provide an agricultural education, an Urban Farmer and Farm Youth Educator is essential. In conjunction, they would direct the growing operation to ensure sufficient production for weekly food distribution, provide an agriculture education for students, coordinate with teachers, and deepen the relationship between Growing Roots and Pomona Unified School District.