Where every ability finds its roots.

Our Mission

Rooted Collaborative is a regenerative care farm and creative learning space where people with and without disabilities come together to cultivate independence, relationships, health, and well-being through meaningful engagement with nature, creativity, and community.

The Farm

at Rooted Collaborative

We are a regenerative care farm where individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) take part in meaningful farm life — real agricultural work, hands-on activities, and everyday enrichment on the land. Through seasonal planting and harvesting, animal care, and land stewardship, participants build vocational skills, independence, and well-being in a structured, supportive environment.

Our regenerative farming model restores soil health, supports biodiversity, and produces fresh vegetables, herbs, and handcrafted goods sold to the surrounding community — creating earned revenue while connecting participants to purposeful, valued work.

We believe that regenerative land practices and human flourishing are inseparable. Rooted Collaborative invests in both.

What is a care farm?

A care farm is a working farm that uses agricultual activities to promote health, social engagement, and educational enrichemnt.

TEACHING KITCHEN

Cooking classes and hands-on culinary workshops.

ART GALLERY & STUDIO

Rotating exhibitions and open studio time for visual art.

FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM SPACE

Music, movement, art, and yoga classes for every ability level.

EMPLOYMENT

Where goods grown and made on the farm are crafted, displayed, and sold.

The Hub

at Rooted Collaborative

The HUB is a purpose-built community space designed around inclusion, creativity, and connection, open to people of all abilities.

Through monthly classes, hands-on workshops, rotating art exhibitions, and retail, the HUB creates a space of engagement where participants, neighbors, and partners come together around food, creativity, movement, and shared learning.

TEACHING KITCHEN

Cooking classes and hands-on culinary workshops.

ART GALLERY & STUDIO

Rotating exhibitions and open studio time for visual art.

FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM SPACE

Music, movement, art, and yoga classes for every ability level.

EMPLOYMENT

Where goods grown and made on the farm are crafted, displayed, and sold.

Our Impact

The Reality

5x

Adults with IDD are five times more likely to be diagnosed with depression or anxiety.

83%

of people with intellectual disabilities are unemployed nationwide.

57%+

Of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities spend their weekdays in facility-based settings.

70%+

Of adults with IDD have no meaningful contact with people without disabilities outside of paid staff.

12–39%+

Estimated share of the U.S. homeless population has an intellectual or developmental disability.

The Response

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often have fewer opportunities to fully participate in the communities where they live. For too long, the systems designed to support them have placed people in segregated spaces rather than creating meaningful opportunities to be part of the broader community. As a result, they face some of the highest rates of isolation, chronic health problems and unemployment of any group in the country.

But we know that connection matters. Research consistently shows that shared work, connection to the land, art, music, movement, and meaningful relationships can build community and belonging. And real community is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat isolation and improve well-being—for people of every ability.

Rooted Collaborative was created from this understanding. Our care farm and creative campus are designed to bring people of all abilities together, create meaningful opportunities, and foster connection through shared experiences.

Rooted is a place where everyone is welcomed, valued, included, and celebrated.