Ruff’ton Roots Community Garden
Our Mission
To grow healthy food, healthy people, and healthy communities in Rutherfordton and beyond.
Our Vision
To ensure and empower a food secure community
Our Values
Collaboration, Access to Nutritious Food, Environmental Stewardship, Service, Peace, Respect, Education, Purpose, Mental Health Respite, Possibility, Empowerment, Creativity, Accessibility, Gratitude
Our Community Agreements
Developed by our volunteers in 2022, these are mutual understandings among participants at Ruff’ton Roots, and how we chose to be present with each other
- Assume Good Intentions
- Be Kind
- Honor Time with Intentional Focus
- Any Contribution is Valuable
- We are all Learning and we all have Unique Strengths
- Any Question is a Good Question
- This is a Safe to Fail Environment
- Both/And Mindset, over Either/Or
- Push your Edge – discomfort can lead to growth!
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