Urban Roots - We Grow Together

At Urban Roots we work with youth leaders to grow fresh food and build a community dedicated to achieving food equity.

By partnering with fellow food access organizations, dedicated volunteers, and other members of our community, we’re growing a more just and joyful food future in Central Texas, together.

OUR MISSION

What We Do

Working With
Youth Leaders

Youth grow skills in leadership, farming and food advocacy while working with the community and making meaningful connections.

Youth OPPORTUNITIES

Feeding Our
Community

With the help of youth, volunteers, and food access partners, we share farm-fresh produce with our community.

Food Access Program

Growing
Fresh Food

We grow food and host community on our farms in East and South Austin, where we practice regenerative farming with respect for the land.

Our Farms

Events & Upcoming

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Our Impact

In 2023

We stay busy planting,
growing food and
community, harvesting,
sharing, and learning with
youth, and we’re proud
and grateful for what we
accomplished together
last year.

URBAN ROOTS 2023 ANNUAL REPORT

We shared 25,987
servings of produce
through food access
efforts – 97% of the
harvest.

We paid $122,000
directly to youth for
their work growing food
and developing
leadership + food-justice
advocacy skills.

We welcomed 422
youth (grades K-12)
out to our farms for
educational tours.

80% of youth at Urban Roots reported seeing themselves as more of a leader as a result of their participation in the program.

75 youth leaders participated in our programs, including young people from 25 schools in our community.

We hosted 1,085 community volunteers, including our spring and fall cohorts of Community Ambassadors and our dedicated volunteer board of directors.

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We stay busy planting,
growing food and
community, harvesting,
sharing, and learning with
youth, and we’re proud
and grateful for what we
accomplished together
last year.

We shared 25,987
servings of produce
through food access
efforts – 97% of the
harvest.

We paid $122,000
directly to youth for
their work growing food
and developing
leadership + food-justice
advocacy skills.

80% of youth at Urban Roots reported seeing themselves as more of a leader as a result of their participation in the program.

75 youth leaders participated in our programs, including young people from 25 schools in our community.

We hosted 1,085 community volunteers, including our spring and fall cohorts of Community Ambassadors and our dedicated volunteer board of directors.

FARM Update

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Recently, our youth put on an event called Pots n’ Posies! They created and led the event, a lovely day to celebrate our local nurturers in our community. They made the calls from event activities, food, made the decorations, to how they wanted to run things - and they did fantastic!

It was great to see the youth leading staff, and creating such a warm, fun moment to bring in our favorite caretakers and celebrate them. We’re so proud of our incredible youth leaders!

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At Urban Roots we work with youth leaders to grow fresh food and build a community dedicated to achieving food equity.

What We Do

Working With
Youth Leaders

Feeding Our
Community

Growing
Fresh Food

Events & Upcoming

Our Impact

We stay busy planting,
growing food and
community, harvesting,
sharing, and learning with
youth, and we’re proud
and grateful for what we
accomplished together
last year.

We shared 25,987
servings of produce
through food access
efforts – 97% of the
harvest.

We paid $122,000
directly to youth for
their work growing food
and developing
leadership + food-justice
advocacy skills.

We welcomed 422
youth (grades K-12)
out to our farms for
educational tours.

80% of youth at Urban Roots reported seeing themselves as more of a leader as a result of their participation in the program.

75 youth leaders participated in our programs, including young people from 25 schools in our community.

We hosted 1,085 community volunteers, including our spring and fall cohorts of Community Ambassadors and our dedicated volunteer board of directors.

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80% of youth at Urban Roots reported seeing themselves as more of a leader as a result of their participation in the program.

75 youth leaders participated in our programs, including young people from 25 schools in our community.

We hosted 1,085 community volunteers, including our spring and fall cohorts of Community Ambassadors and our dedicated volunteer board of directors.

FARM Update

Sip Sustainably, Sow Leadership

Hojas, Neighbor to Neighbor Distribution Program

Hunger Relief Month

Follow us @urbanrootsatx

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We grow together.

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At Urban Roots we work with youth leaders to grow fresh food and build a community dedicated to achieving food equity.

What We Do

Working WithYouth Leaders

Feeding Our Community

Growing Fresh Food

Events & Upcoming

Our Impact

We stay busy planting, growing food and community, harvesting, sharing, and learning with youth, and we’re proud and grateful for what we accomplished together last year.

We shared 25,987 servings of produce through food access efforts – 97% of the harvest.

We paid $122,000 directly to youth for their work growing food and developing leadership + food-justice advocacy skills.

We welcomed 422 youth (grades K-12) out to our farms for educational tours.

80% of youth at Urban Roots reported seeing themselves as more of a leader as a result of their participation in the program.

75 youth leaders participated in our programs, including young people from 25 schools in our community.

We hosted 1,085 community volunteers, including our spring and fall cohorts of Community Ambassadors and our dedicated volunteer board of directors.

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80% of youth at Urban Roots reported seeing themselves as more of a leader as a result of their participation in the program.

75 youth leaders participated in our programs, including young people from 25 schools in our community.

We hosted 1,085 community volunteers, including our spring and fall cohorts of Community Ambassadors and our dedicated volunteer board of directors.

FARM Update

Sip Sustainably, Sow Leadership

Hojas, Neighbor to Neighbor Distribution Program

Hunger Relief Month

Follow us @urbanrootsatx

CONTACT

MAIL

FARMS

We
grow
together.

Working With
Youth Leaders

Feeding Our
Community

Growing
Fresh Food

We stay busy planting,
growing food and
community, harvesting,
sharing, and learning with
youth, and we’re proud
and grateful for what we
accomplished together
last year.

We shared 25,987
servings of produce
through food access
efforts – 97% of the
harvest.

We paid $122,000
directly to youth for
their work growing food
and developing
leadership + food-justice
advocacy skills.

We welcomed 422
youth (grades K-12)
out to our farms for
educational tours.