Help Us Keep

Growing Community

At Roots Farm & Retreat, we believe everyone deserves access to spaces where they can feel welcomed, connected, and inspired.

As a not-for-profit, your support helps us bring arts, wellness, cultural, and land-based programming to our community—from workshops and gatherings to accessible events for people of different ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

Your donation helps cover materials, support facilitators, care for our gathering spaces, and keep our programs as affordable and accessible as possible.

Every contribution helps us plant the seeds for a stronger, more connected community.

Thank you for growing with us.

3% Cover the Fee

We are trying to get a used tractor to help farmers get their work done faster! So we need to raise $60,000. Or if you know someone who is donating one or selling at a rebate, let us know! We are looking for a tractor of any age with a minimum of 40HP and the following implements : Plow Herse Planter Mulch rollers

Outdoor wooden shower structure with a rainfall showerhead, multiple shower controls, a built-in shelf with bottles and potted plants, surrounded by green trees and plants.

Other ways you can help!

  • General Help us build a library for our farmers and our volunteers

    • Tools (gardening, construction, etc.)

    • Rain boots of all sizes

    • Work boots of all sizes

    • Work gloves

    • Winter jackets of all sizes

    • Snow pants of all sizes

    • Hats

    • Gloves

  • Help us make our yurt and dome a warm and welcoming space!

    • lighting (lamps, lighting fixtures)

    • tables

    • chairs

    • carpets

    • couches

    • shelving

  • Our Art Hive is fully operated by volunteers and in-kind donations. Help us continue to create a safe, welcoming, and well supplied space for all!

    • table

    • chairs

    • art supplies of all kinds

    • shelving

    • storage bins

  • We have a second well on our property but it hasn't been used in 50 years.

    Thus to irrigate our fields, we need:

    • Water pump (electric or solar)

    • Help to clean it (service)

  • For the farmers to have proper and clean facilities we are in search of items that you can likely find in your garage or from an old renovation project:

    • a pre-loved compost toilet!

    • Pallets (20)

    • Bathroom or Kitchen sink

    • Faucet

    • Laundry sink 

    • Hose tubing

    • 2 seat covers

    • Pallets (30)

    • Corrogated PVC Roof Panel

    • 5 gallon bucket (3)

    • ·Fiberglass Window and Door Bug Screen Kit 

    • Caulking

    • Paint

    • Hinges

    • Doorknob

    • 3" screws

    • Adapter for hose connection

    • Fitting for hose connection

    • Gravel

  • Outdoor shower

    After a hard days work, we want to provide a shower so that our farmers can scrub off:

    • 55 gallon plastic drum or rain barrel (to do rain capturing) 

    • Shower head

    • Pallets (20)

    • Compression bar

    • Shower curtain rings

Pre-loved items or services that we need to help us thrive

We all have a lot of stuff and at our core, we want to limit adding more stuff on this earth. So if you can find it in your heart (or your attic or your garage), these are the projects we are expanding on to help our farmers along their journey and we will need the following items

  • “Someone’s trash is Roots’ treasure.”

    — Roots Farm & Retreat