
Hello New Roots friends! We've got a new look and want to see who is reading our blog. Leave a comment here......

New Roots for Refugees has a new updated blog! www.newrootsforrefugees.blogspot.com

We had INCREDIBLE CSA members this year. A massive thanks to each and every one of you.At the beginning of October, the New Roots family shared a meal together- farmers, their families, staff, and our wonderful CSA members......

Last season, all of the NR farmers grew the same veggies. This season, we opened up our seed store with the intention of giving our farmers more control over what they grow while still retaining the ability to source organic seed. The seed store was a great success......

Any New Roots customers who bought veggies from our Burundian farmers this summer have surely heard us talk about Mchicha! In the US, we refer to is as pigweed or amaranth. Mchicha is a swahili word, commonly used in East Africa......

New Roots for Refugees excited for winter workshops!

New Roots for Refugees put up a lot of new photos!

So, its been awhile. I've been absent from the blogging world. Internet time has been sparse and I lost the freakin' USB cord for the camera. But we're back in business now......

My name is Ami Freeberg and I spent two months last summer as an intern with New Roots for Refugees. In a week I will be starting my senior year studying Sociology and Global Development at Grinnell College in Iowa......

Hey everybody, I wanted to add some info and recipes for the new stuff the farmers at New Roots have been bringing to market. Many of you have seen and tasted and even bought purslane, a succulent green that grows as a weed at our farm......

We harvested so many vegetables today for market this weekend! Come visit us at the Brookside Market tomorrow from 8-1:00 at 63rd and Wornall. We've got beautiful swiss chard, all kinds of salad greens, Chinese cabbage, green beans, peppers, onions, tomatoes and a whole lot more......

We harvested so many vegetables today for market this weekend! Come visit us at the Brookside Market tomorrow from 8-1:00 at 63rd and Wornall. We've got beautiful swiss chard, all kinds of salad greens, Chinese cabbage, green beans, peppers, onions, tomatoes and a whole lot more......

It's been a very busy summer so far at New Roots, and we are happy to share many of the exciting things we've accomplished the past few weeks, and all the things we are looking forward to in the weeks to come......














