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Volunteer Highlight: Jordanne Bonfield, New Roots ESL Teacher 27 Apr 2013 | 12:46 am
I was a CSA member with New Roots before I started volunteering. Some friends and I looked around the city for a CSA and we came across this program in 2010. Last year I saw on Facebook that they were...
2012 Program Report 2 Jan 2013 | 09:08 pm
My second season with New Roots 2 Nov 2012 | 11:02 pm
My name is Marianne, and I worked as the New Roots Market Intern this summer. This was my second season with New Roots, and as markets draw to a close and I prepare to say goodbye, I feel inspired by ...
End-of-Season Sights 18 Oct 2012 | 01:28 am
By the end of the season every single New Roots farmer was able to write their own price signs for market! Summer intern, Marianne, arranged a cooking class with NR farmer Nyakang Kuoth. Thanks to ev...
Untitled 1 Oct 2012 | 11:37 pm
Five days left to reserve your spot for Nyakang's cooking demonstration at 4:00pm at Catholic Charities this Saturday! Come watch her prepare kup gomin, a Sudanese collard green and corn flour dish, a...
Learn to cook Kup Gomin with Nyakang 25 Sep 2012 | 12:15 am
Last month's cooking demonstration with San Win was such fun, we'd like to do it again! On Saturday October 6, farmer Nyakang will prepare kup gomin, a delicious Sudanese dish with corn flour balls an...
Fall Fun 12 Sep 2012 | 01:23 am
So far, September has been a fun month at the farm and at the office. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended San Win's cooking demonstration at Catholic Charities on Saturday September 1! The gro...
You're Invited! 22 Aug 2012 | 07:37 pm
Come learn to cook Karen dishes with San Win, a first year farmer with New Roots. San Win will use vegetables from her garden in a free cooking demonstration, followed by a sampling of the delicious d...
Untitled 14 Aug 2012 | 11:37 pm
It's mid-August already, and the new Bhutanese community garden has been up and running just over 2 months. Hard to believe how much has changed at the site in that time! The hard work of many individ...
Untitled 7 Aug 2012 | 06:51 pm
The summer heat is carrying on, but the farm looks pretty darn green and happy. Mornings are quiet as farmers rush about to water plots and harvest before the sun wilts their tender crops. Most farm...