Rootwork Commons is shaped by lived experience.
Our stories document what it means to steward land, build shared work, and stay rooted in place over time. They include reflections on gardening, neighborhood relationships, grief, repair, and the slow work of building something that lasts.
Building a cucumber bed and learning what shared labor makes possible.
Bracing an old apple tree after loss — and what care looks like when the future feels uncertain.
A day in the garden with neighborhood children — where care, responsibility, and delight emerge without being taught.
When care meets bureaucracy — and what it takes to keep tending the land anyway.