Urban Roots - an Austin farm that inspires youth and cultivates community

Urban Roots uses food and farming to transform the lives of young people and inspire, engage, and nourish the community.

By engaging youths on our 3.5 acre farm in East Austin over the past ten years, we have created a safe place where young people can experience first-hand the transformational power of meaningful work in order to become healthy, productive, civically-engaged community members.

Our work includes:
 Paid Internships for young people
 Farm Internship Program (14 to 17 years old)
 Culinary Internship Program (14 to 17 years old)
 Food & Leadership Fellowship (18 to 23 years old)
 Educational Farm Tours
 Community Volunteer Days
 Sharing our harvest with the community through our Hunger Relief Partners

Urban Roots grows approximately 25,000 pounds of produce every year. We donate 40% of what we grow to local hunger relief organizations and sell the rest of the harvest to the Austin community.

We are open to volunteers. You’ll be an important part of our youths’ leadership experience, so please come with an open heart, a sense of humor, a willingness to follow all instructions from youth and staff, and a readiness to work hard.

Thank you for your interest in Urban Roots!

http://urbanrootsatx.org

Urban Roots
4900 Gonzales St.
Austin, TX 78702
512-750-8019

General info: info@urbanrootsatx.org
Volunteer: volunteer@urbanrootsatx.org
Donate: emily@urbanrootsatx.org