Cultivating. Teaching. Feeding.
we believe in food independence & the right to healthy food.
Cleveland Roots is a community-powered movement of people who are taking control of our food sources and health. We are people of all ages, socioeconomic statuses, backgrounds, and cultures who believe in working together to create a stronger, healthier Ohio. Whether you are an individual or organization, we need your support to increase access to high quality food through cultivating, teaching, and feeding Ohioans.
What is Cleveland Roots?
Cleveland Roots is a community-based food hub and grower, offering educational programs, fresh produce and community gardens, so northeast Ohioans can take ownership of our food and our health.
We provide a place and programs to support community agriculture and empowerment, so we all can grow healthy, organic food for ourselves and our families.
We believe in food independence and the right to healthy food for everyone!
Get Involved
Grow
Help out at our community gardens, greenhouse & farm.
As a volunteer run organization and people powered food freedom movement, Cleveland Roots:
Grows and distributes food using a hands-on, community-based approach;
Provides a community center and programs to support urban agriculture;
Supports individuals and families in growing food for ourselves and our families.
Cleveland Roots does the bulk of its planting at our 17-acre farm in Richfield, Ohio, applying best farming practices. With the help of our volunteers, we grow fruit and vegetables, maintain a flock of chickens and four beehives to support pollinators and honey production. We also have two goats for comedic relief!
Interested in our facilities or want to find out how you can grow with us?
Learn
Take classes or even teach a class at Cleveland Roots!
Follow our Instagram, subscribe, or check our workshops & events page for the latest classes.
Check back often for more upcoming events and workshops!
Email us if you are interested in teaching a class on growing, food preservation, or health!
email: info@clevelandroots.org
Shop local
Buy produce at our farm market.
You’ll find our storefront at the corner of W. 41st St and Robert Ave. We welcome everyone at our market, and you choose what to pay for fresh, local produce—grown on our farm, in our garden, and by our partners. Our produce is non-certified organic.
Our market runs on donations, so you can pay whatever amount works for you—even if that’s nothing. When some people give more, it helps cover the cost for others who can’t pay that week.
We invite those with more resources to shop local, enjoy this week's freshly picked produce, and donate what you would typically pay at your favorite upscale grocery store that also offers whole foods. Your ability to shop at full price helps support the market, and you might even find that our fruits and vegetables taste better, given that they haven’t had to travel as far to reach you.
We’re open every Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm, May through October. We also hold special holiday markets on the Saturdays before Thanksgiving and Christmas, in November and December.
Cleveland Roots Community Gardens
Cleveland Roots offers two separate community gardens in Cleveland and Richfield, OH. Email info@clevelandroots.org with questions.