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RadRoots

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Commenced:	01/04/2018
Submitted:	02/08/2019
Last updated:	02/08/2019
Location:	PO Box 3702, RADFORD, VA, US
Phone:	5405980610
Website:	https://www.radroots.org
Climate zone:	Warm Temperate

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RadRoots

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Urban, Rural, Residential, Intentional Communities, Community, School Projects, Demonstration, Educational

Project Summary

The RadRoots team values community health, education, arts, culture, and resilience. We love our Radford community and want to expand opportunities for growth in these areas. We aspire to improve access to nutritional sustenance, community connection, and entrepreneurship. We value all that an individual has to offer and visualize the whole community as a tightly-woven network of wisdom and experience. We believe that the most efficient and sustainable approach to meeting our goals can be found in the productive power of synergistic relationships. Therefore, we place our confidence in creativity and collaboration. It is with this vision that our team approaches management, partnerships, and outreach projects. Overall, we aspire to bring the New River Valley closer together in pursuit of a more loving and sustainable future!

Project Description

Our Goals Connect Radford City residents with affordable and healthy fresh foods Expand opportunities for local growers Support a growing local food culture community Create welcoming, green spaces for public gatherings Engage community through creative and sustainable initiatives Offer agricultural and self-sufficiency educational programs Increase Social Entrepreneurship, Agritourism and Sustainable ECOnomic Development opportunities

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