Home City Housing

Springfield, MA

Through their Resident Engagement Programs, Home City Housing collaborates with numerous partners to create programs for after-school teen enrichment, workforce readiness, financial independence, early childhood literacy, homeownership counseling, and community gardening. Woven Roots is proud to work with Springfield youth leaders in the areas of food sovereignty, business development, and practical skill sharing.

The Northeast LGBTQIA+/BIPOC Beekeepers Alliance

The Alliance is a grassroots network addressing
the distinct challenges of building a resilient and equitable beekeeping industry in the Northeast, led by They Keep Bees and Island Bee Project in collaboration with Woven Roots Farm, Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, and the University of Vermont.

The Alliance’s approach supports small- to mid-scale beekeepers by equipping them with strategies, resources, and education to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Simultaneously, it fosters a community of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC beekeepers in the Northeast who share resources, skills, and bees.

Sonrisas

Cheshire, MA

In 2005, Sonrisas was founded by a collective of community members from the cooperative village of El Largartillo, Nicaragua, to grow upon their ancestral model of solidarity not charity that they had build throughout the years during the revolution.

Sonrisas organizes across imposed borders, bringing together lived experiences of those from strategically exploited countries. Through uplifting those whose needs are most inaccessible, we weave community that is rooted in care.

We are proud to be fiscally sponsored by Sonrisas.

Additional Community Engagement:

• Guido’s Fresh Marketplace

• Northeast Farmers of Color

• Greenagers

• Berkshire Grown

• Bard College at Simon’s Rock

Previous Involement:

• Berkshire Community College

• Berkshire Food Co-op

• Conway School of Sustainable Design

• Gould Farm