Growing Youth Growing Community Growing Food

For more information contact: Jan McDonald, Executive Director Rochester Roots, Inc. 121 N. Fitzhugh St. Rochester, NY 14614 585-232-1463 www.rochesterroots.org jan@rochesterroots.org

If our community wanted to help build our garden bigger and stronger, we could continue to learn how to love and feed ourselves the right food.
JOASHIA LANE, 6TH Grade Student, Clara Barton School No. 2

Rochester Roots is a non-profit organization committed to the creation of school and community garden-based educational programs for youth and adults. Our programs focus on growing, preparing and marketing high quality, safe and affordable, healthy food.
We are seeking to deepen our relationship with the community to support our mission. We invite you to get to know us better. We believe that in focusing on the wellbeing of the youth and their families, we will not only increase their quality of life, but also the quality of life in our neighborhoods and community.
Your donation will support our unique programs. Generosity is what keeps us going and growing. From seeds to tools, gardens to markets, plants to products, and interns to apprentices your kind contribution makes you a partner in growing our youth and community. Thank you for your consideration, Staff Jan McDonald, Executive Director Sue Mihalyi, Administrator Board Don Adair, Maryann McCabe, Charle Moore, Ray Niedziela, & Uwe Unrath

Please accept our donation:

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Your time, talent and donation support urban agriculture education and entrepreneur opportunities for Rochesters most vulnerable citizens.

Rochester Roots, Inc. 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY 14614

You can also contribute through Paypal at www.rochesterroots.org or United Way, Donor Designation #2511 Visa and MasterCard accepted. Call for information, 585-232-1463.

Please mail this form along with your donation to:

OUR YOUTH!
Turn to the back of this form to check off your interest areas and see photos of our programs.

Growing Youth

Growing Community

Growing Food

School & Community Garden Development

Urban Farm Share Community Supported Agriculture

Growing Heirloom Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits & Flowers

Youth Internships & Apprenticeships

Farmers Markets in Urban Neighborhoods

Growing Culturally Relevant Produce

Building Entrepreneur Skills Through Product Development

Three Sisters Garden with Native American Cultural Center

High Tunnel Research Project with Cornell University

www.rochesterroots.org and www.facebook.com/rochester.roots

Over the past eight years we have been growing an urban agriculture program with Rochester city schools to provide education and entrepreneurial opportunities for youth and their families living in poverty. Our half acre farm at Clara Barton School No. 2 and greenhouse program on the Franklin Campus improves the wellbeing of youth, teaches them to be good stewards of the earth and their health, and provides exposure to entrepreneur skills and career development opportunities.

Please check your interest areas: VOLUNTEER time in the urban farm and greenhouse (March-December) INVITE a representative to give a presentation about Roots programs ($75/hr honorarium) DONATE to help sustain Roots garden-based programming (See levels of giving on front) BECOME an Urban Farm Share member or provide scholarship for a low-income youth ($504/yr) SPONSOR a youth internship ($1,200/yr) or apprenticeship ($3,600/yr)