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At Common Roots Farm, people with disabilities join with others on our urban farm to grow healthy food, beautiful flowers, take care of animals, and build relationships that sustain everyone. We grow a variety of vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers while providing farm skills training, internships, environmental and gardening education and micro-enterprise opportunities on approximately four acres right in the heart of Santa Cruz, CA.

06/17/2025

Check out our new video about the activities that we provide for participants from local Day Programs in the Santa Cruz and Monterey county areas! https://youtu.be/3O8jtT5er14

Please help us expand our capacity to welcome more participants by making a donation or becoming a member of Common Roots Farm: www.commonrootsfarm.org/donate

A glimpse into a day on the farm with our day programs in our accessible garden space Seed to Salad.

06/07/2025

Common Roots Farm | June Newsletter - http://eepurl.com/jfzHlQ
Visitors love our animals, volunteers build for the farm, and art has a place here.

05/03/2025

Common Roots Farm | May Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/27d0dbff81bb/common-roots-farm-may-newsletter
Meet our new crew and learn about the Restaurant Walk, spring on the farm, available CSA shares, and a volunteer who got a photo of a rare visitor.

04/26/2025

Introducing our 2025 field crew! See if you can spot them! And yes, we let this field's cover crop get too tall...

04/23/2025

Some scenes from this past week on our farm. Young and old(er) joining together to care for our small piece of this amazing planet. Cover cropping, composting, planting native hedgerows, harvesting willow stakes to make more trees, caring for our creek and soil, and bringing people with disabilities together with others to do these things and more. All of us feeding and nourishing our community. Happy Earth Day!

04/05/2025

Common Roots Farm | April 2025 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/6cc669ca07b4/common-roots-farm-april-2025-newsletter
CSA on sale now, workers from Aptos High School and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Group help the farm, and remembering Bev Jacobson.

03/31/2025

The last of our lush cover crops will come down this week via flail mowing, feeding our soil in preparation for feeding our crops. Great for w**d suppression, adding organic matter to our soil, improving water infiltration, feeding our soil's microbiology, and drawing down atmospheric nitrogen. A cereal-legume mix, these plants are working overtime for our 2025 CSA customers! Can you spot Summer?

03/29/2025

A tragic accident cost our beloved sheep, Chuggie, her life this week. She was attacked by two pit bulls who got under our farm gate and, though she tried valiantly to hang on, the injuries were just too great. We have had her since she was a few months old and are all so sad to lose her😢😢😢 And yes, the dogs' owner feels terrible, too. Chuggie was an important part of our farm and will be much missed. She made us happy - brought everyone a great deal of joy.😓

03/27/2025

Exciting news! Our 2025 CSA shares are on sale now, offering 23 weeks of seasonal, local produce and beautiful blooms starting May 5, 2025.

By choosing our CSA, you’re not just getting fresh strawberries, sweet peppers, and dahlias; you’re supporting an inclusive farm that provides meaningful work for people with disabilities. Each week, enjoy a curated selection of fruits and veggies along with a glimpse into farm life through our emails.

Go to www.commonrootsfarm.org/csa to grab yours today!

03/17/2025

To our vital educators, please see this great resource from American Farmland Trust designed for 3rd-5th graders. Teach kids about the importance of farms and preserving farmland. We appreciate you!

03/08/2025

More springing!

03/05/2025

Spring is springing 'round here and if you follow us, you know we plant mustard cover crop where last year's strawberry crop was. This plant is a bio-fumigant, a natural alternative to chemicals used heavily among commercial strawberry growers. Yay for mother nature!

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Common Roots Farm (formerly Costanoa Commons) is a partnership of families coming together to create an organic farm in the city of Santa Cruz, CA, where people with disabilities and others grow healthy food and build community. By producing organic food and living in a more sustainable way, we can make a difference. At Common Roots Farm we care for plants, animals, and one another. We grow for life. Our founding families recognize the opportunities for community building that can take place on an urban farm. Our vision includes establishing employment, social, educational and recreational opportunities that enrich lives and integrate adults with disabilities into the wider community. Our dream includes creating: • A community organic farm in an urban environment • Hydroponic and aquaponic components offering additional skills training and jobs • Building a barn/community center offering a variety of activities daily • Universal design for accessibility, green building features • Easy access to urban life, continuing education, recreation, and choice!