Roots Community Garden

Roots Community Garden Roots Garden is a POC program for clients of the POC. This effort in Palatine IL. connects POC families in need to healthy foods and to their community.

09/03/2026

It will be a warm one tonight but we'll be at the garden from 5-6PM. Kevin will not be there but Kelli will be on-site for those who join!

Be sure to dress for the warm weather and bring water!

See you this evening!

08/31/2026

The garden will be closed this evening due to forecasted weather. We will re-open on Thursday pending weather.

No garden 9/7 : LABOR DAY
September 10: Garden Appreciation Night 5-7PM

08/27/2026

The garden is open tonight at 5PM! See you then!

Happy Monday!We will be open tonight from 5-7PM. Staff will be distributing kites this evening for kids, so please stop ...
08/24/2026

Happy Monday!

We will be open tonight from 5-7PM. Staff will be distributing kites this evening for kids, so please stop by to get one!

Also, please SAVE THE DATE for our upcoming garden appreciation night! We hope to see you there.

Happy Friday! “Make your own tomato sauce" night was a success!  Thanks to all the families who visited last night to he...
08/21/2026

Happy Friday!

“Make your own tomato sauce" night was a success! Thanks to all the families who visited last night to help with this event. We had a nice spread of homemade tomato sauce, enchiladas, cucumber soup, cookies, and more. Also, a big thank you to Laura Lee who helped coordinate a donation of some mini-greenhouses that our families could take home to continue to grow crops in their homes during the winter months! If you'd like a mini-greenhouse, please stop by on Monday at 5pm-7pm.. we still have a few left.

¡La noche de «Prepara tu propia salsa de tomate» fue todo un éxito! Gracias a todas las familias que vinieron anoche para echar una mano en este evento.

08/20/2026

Don't forget to join us for make your own tomato sauce night!
5-7PM.

We will have mason jars, an immersion blender, and pressure cooker on site! Please feel free to bring a dish to share as we celebrate the last few weeks of the garden.

As a reminder, the Falcon park lot is undergoing maintenance. Please park by the flagpole when you arrive.

Roots Garden was open and working hard this evening.  And- we had a wonderful surprise!  Our former Garden Lead, Thomas ...
08/18/2026

Roots Garden was open and working hard this evening. And- we had a wonderful surprise! Our former Garden Lead, Thomas Border, stopped by to visit! We are all so proud of Thomas as he continues his studies in college. Thank you for coming by, Thomas!

If you are around the Garden this week, you may notice that a few of the beds have less plants in them. We spent a lot of time this evening removing our tomatillo plants and some corn plants due to disease on the leaves. As our garden season winds down, you may notice our beds become more empty as we start to close things up for the year.

Please join us on Thursday, August 20 at 5PM for the popular "Make your Own Tomato sauce night!" We will have our pressure cooker on site and some mason jars. We'll work on making a few batches of tomato sauce that you can take home, as well as possibly a few other goodies. See you then!

Roots Garden estuvo abierto y trabajando duro esta tarde. ¡Y tuvimos una maravillosa sorpresa! Nuestro antiguo líder del jardín, Thomas Border, ¡pasó a visitarnos! Todos estamos muy orgullosos de Thomas mientras continúa sus estudios en la universidad. ¡Gracias por venir, Thomas!

Si estás por el jardín esta semana, notarás que algunas de las camas de cultivo tienen menos plantas. Pasamos mucho tiempo esta tarde retirando nuestras plantas de tomatillo y algunas plantas de maíz debido a una enfermedad en las hojas. A medida que nuestra temporada de jardinería llega a su fin, es posible que notes que nuestras camas se vacían más mientras comenzamos a cerrar todo por este año.

Por favor, acompáñanos el jueves 20 de agosto a las 5:00 p. m. para la popular "¡Noche de haz tu propia salsa de tomate!". Tendremos nuestra olla de presión en el lugar y algunos frascos de vidrio (mason jars). Trabajaremos en preparar unos cuantos lotes de salsa de tomate que te podrás llevar a casa, además de posiblemente algunas otras delicias. ¡Nos vemos entonces!

08/17/2026

Hello,

The garden will be open tonight from 5:00–7:00PM.

Please note that the facility is currently undergoing parking lot maintenance.

To access the garden, please enter from Old Hicks Road and use the parking spaces closest to the flagpole. Or, you may park in the West parking lot.

Thank you!

08/13/2026

Due to tonight's forecasted weather the garden will be closed. We will re-open Monday at 5PM.

SAVE THE DATE: Garden Appreciation Night 9/10

Tonight, we were so happy to celebrate our Lead Garden Coordinator, Kevin, and his birthday at Roots Community Garden! 🎉...
08/10/2026

Tonight, we were so happy to celebrate our Lead Garden Coordinator, Kevin, and his birthday at Roots Community Garden! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who brought something to help us celebrate and make his birthday extra special!

We are so incredibly thankful for Kevin, his time, dedication, and all of the countless hours he volunteers to make Roots Community Garden such a wonderful place for our community. We appreciate you more than you know!

We will see you Thursday!

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2195 N. Hicks Road
Palatine, IL
60074

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