Sharing Our Roots

WE WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAND JUSTICE, FOOD SECURITY, ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, AND COMMUNITY CARE.  

Far too many farmers are locked out of the land and resources they need to grow and thrive. Sharing Our Roots stands in that gap. At our 163-acre farm in Northfield, we are proud to partner with farmers, providing them access to land, tools, and know-how. Our impact is tangible: We help those on the margins of farming in America—immigrant, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and emerging farmers—turn dreams into thriving regenerative farms that heal the land while feeding their communities. 

The heart of our mission goes beyond food production—it’s a bridge to community. For Haytham Ibrahim, co-founder of the Sudanese Farming Group, farming preserves identity, memory, and hope. “We work together and share the crops at the end of the year. We grow specific plants that bring back good memories, like molokhia. … It brings back good memories of doing the same thing in a family setting in Sudan.” This year, the Sudanese Farming Group won a Farm Family of the Year Award not just for what they grow, but for how they nurture belonging and resilience. 

Sharing Our Roots is leading the way by modeling a land access solution. We provide long-term land use agreements, shared tools, technical support, and infrastructure to a cohort of growers. This shared economy leverages strengths of the whole and nearly eliminates barriers to entry. In this model, we are all stronger together.

Every day we work to achieve our mission to “advance a resilient agriculture system that demonstrates the power to heal our lands, nourish our communities, and prepare emerging farmers.” If you believe in this work, will you join us by donating $60, $100, $500, or an amount significant to you? 

Our goal is to recruit 100 donors.

Your gift will support:
• 20+ emerging farmers launching farm businesses and feeding local communities
• 125 community gardeners growing culturally significant food for their families
• Restoration of degraded farmland into vibrant prairie, wetlands, and organic fields. We know we are successful when the soil, water, animals, and people all thrive together.

Right now, your gift goes twice as far. A generous supporter will donate $5,000 once we raise an equal amount from contributors like you, thus doubling the impact of your gift. That is why we ask you and others who care about this work to join us. 100 contributors will make a critical difference to our work and our movement. Will you join us?

ABOUT SHARING OUR ROOTS:
+ We create safe, joyful spaces to grow food, connect, and belong. 
+ We share—land, tools, infrastructure, and knowledge—because generosity is how people and ecosystems thrive.
+ We welcome and celebrate the expertise of immigrant, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and emerging farmers. We are committed to ensuring their full participation and safety during these fraught times. 
+ We demonstrate perennial agriculture's capacity to heal the land and care for community.

OUR PROGRAMS:  
+ COMMONS COHORT 
We provide long-term land access for a cohort of 10+ farm businesses that currently represent about 40 families. We operate using a shared economy to support farmers who otherwise might not have the means to be successful.

When you give, you help sustain this culture of cooperation—supporting access to the land, tools, and shared knowledge that make community-based farming possible.

+ COMMUNITY CONNECTORS
We empower 125 local families to grow culturally significant food in 7 community gardens across Northfield and Faribault. The Community Connectors program builds the relationships that power our mission—neighbors growing together, sharing food, stories, and care. For centuries, shared gardens have been a tradition of resilience; today, they light our way toward a more equitable food future. 

When you give, you make this possible. You're helping families grow food that reflects who they are, build community across cultures, and create a more equitable food future for us all. 

+ NATURAL LANDS
Agriculture has often meant loss: of soil, water, and wildlife. But at Sharing Our Roots, we're rewriting that story. Our Natural Lands program focuses on cleaning our waterways, collective native seeds, planting indigenous prairie species, and protecting native habitats. Our Wildlife Counts program documents the return of life to the land, from songbirds in the hedgerows, to pollinators in the fields, to frogs in the wetlands. We're growing food that nourishes people while rebuilding the ecosystems that sustain us all. 

When you give, you're helping us model resiliency—a version rooted in balance, reciprocity, and care for the natural world.

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARING OUR ROOTS OR VISIT OUR FARM? 

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One final note: Every dollar matters when we’re restoring land and growing local food. By covering the small transaction fee at checkout, you help ensure that every penny of your generosity goes to the people and programs making this transformation possible.