Rochester’s community gardeners are eternally resourceful, creative, passionate, and resilient. They are driven by a deep understanding of what gardens can do for the communities they love. Like the team at Taproot Collective, most community gardeners in Rochester are doing their best to help ensure our city is filled with thriving neighborhoods where all people have equitable access to critical resources.

To make that vision a reality, we must work together. We can only do this together.

As of September 2023, we are taking what we learned from the pilot year of the Collective to evaluate and refine the program. By Spring 2024, we plan to roll out tiered levels of engagement, support, and reciprocity that we can offer community gardens and urban farms in Rochester. Be sure to join our e-mail list to get the latest updates!

While we're doing that, we can still provide support with materials, garden planning, grant writing, fiduciary relationships, and navigating the permit system. Email us at info@taprootcollective.org with any questions.