Ventura Botanical Gardens, US

Community Roots Garden in Oxnard, CA is a thriving one-acre garden that brings together a compassionate community of volunteers dedicated to tending the rich soil of Oxnard. With a special focus on serving low-income, farm worker, BIPOC, and LGBTQ communities, the garden not only aims to grow a community of more gardens and share what they grow but also to empower one another and restore wellness to the land. Recognizing the importance of intersectionality, accountability, and transparency, the garden strives to create strong and resilient communities that address the systemic issues of race, class, gender, and geography within the food system and other systems of power. Through their intentional space, the garden coordinators emphasize the need for collective action and the right mindset for wholesome growth and connection. They believe that by working together locally, they can attract like-minded individuals while repelling destructive forces, whether they be people or insects, in order to improve the entire ecosystem of their lives. With a deep understanding that growth is not without its failures, the coordinators humbly acknowledge their imperfections and commit to sharing all that they know, inviting others to join them on the journey towards collective change.Generated from the website