“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. ”
OUR MISSION
Our work is guided by our mission, which is educating, inspiring, and connecting communities to the land, to their food, and to each other.
OUR PURPOSE
To nurture an empathetic world that understands the integrated relationship between nourishing food and a healthy environment and appreciates a whole larger than ourselves. Our programs and services fall within three distinct but integrated realms: Education, Food & Agriculture, and Ecological & Community Stewardship.
OUR VISION
Taproot envisions a world where individuals across socio-economic boundaries cultivate deep, empathetic connections to the land, appreciate and understand the cultural and environmental systems to which they belong and their complex relationships, and live healthy, prosperous, sustainable lives in harmony with the earth.
OUR VALUES
We value the interconnectedness of the world and thereby promote nurturing deep connections, caring relationships, and aesthetic experiences. We value work that is innovative, actively engaging, and meaningful. We value education that is mindful, joyful, inquisitive, and phenomenological. We believe that in order to create social and environmental change for a common good, we as individuals need to connect physically and emotionally to the land.
