Empty Bowls Tickets go on sale September 4th! Click Here to Purchase!

OR Find us at September 4th Food, Art & Brew (FA&B)

OR stop by our booth at the Hilltop Fall Festival downtown Rutherfordton October 3rd

to purchase tickets in person!

This year we are moving to a bigger, more spacious venue! Our Welcome Table friends at First Baptist Church Rutherfordton guided us to their spacious Fellowship Center 246 N. Main Street Rutherfordton. Expect the same gorgeous local pottery, delectable local food spread, and wild decor for a festive celebration of the harvest season and a fundraising tradition for the 2027 gardens.

Ruff’ton Roots Community Garden

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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

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