Taproot Collective

06/16/2026

🎶🌱 We are blown away. 🎉 What an incredible evening at Tools & Tunes at Taproot!

Thanks to an amazing community of supporters, sponsors, volunteers, and friends - Taproot raised $15,000!

Together, we filled First Market Farm with dreamy music, intense laughter, delightful conversations, Youth Leader demonstrations, engaging tool shed tours, raffle excitement, and a whole lot of love for Rochester.

A huge thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, raffle donors, musicians, community partners, and everyone who attended, donated, bought merch, entered a raffle, or cheered us on.

Special thanks to:
🌿 The Garden Factory
🌿 Lori's Natural Foods Center
🌿 Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority
🌿 Greater Rochester Health Foundation
🌿 Summit Federal Credit Union
🌿 Einstein's Dreams
🌿 SEAC Tool Shed

And for those of you who asked, the AMAZING catering was done by Shahrazad Catering!

We're still smiling. We're still grateful. And we're already excited about what's next.

📸 Tag yourself, tag a friend, and share your favorite moment from the evening!

06/13/2026

https://13wham.com/news/local/tools-and-tunes-and-taproot-event-connects-gardeners-with-gardening-resources-taproot-collective-enviromental-injustice

Rochester gardeners met for “Tools and Tunes and Taproot,” blending live music with local gardening resources. Organizers say it’s about growing food and community in neighborhoods hit by injustice and disinvestment.

06/12/2026

🎶🌱 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! 🌱🎶

Join us at Tools & Tunes at Taproot from 5:30–7:30 PM at First Market Farm for an evening of live music, community, raffles, youth-led demonstrations, garden activities, and more.

At Taproot Collective, we believe in a Rochester filled with thriving neighborhoods. Every community garden, every youth employment opportunity, and every connection made through urban agriculture helps bring that vision to life.

When you attend tonight's fundraiser, you're helping support:
🌱 Community gardens across Rochester
👩🏾‍🌾 Meaningful youth employment and leadership development
🛠️ Access to tools, materials, and resources for local gardeners
🏘️ Stronger, healthier neighborhoods

Come enjoy live music by Eric of Einstein's Dreams, tour the SEAC Mobile Tool Shed, enter to win raffle baskets, participate in fun activities, and celebrate what's growing in Rochester.

📍 First Market Farm
20 1st Street, Rochester, NY
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM

Can't make it tonight? You can still support our work by making a donation (link in bio). Every gift helps us grow opportunities for youth and strengthen community gardens throughout Rochester.

We'd love to see you there.

06/11/2026

🎶🌱 Looking for the perfect way to spend a summer evening in Rochester?

Join us at Tools & Tunes at Taproot for live music, hands-on activities, community connection, and plenty of chances to win great prizes - all while supporting community gardens and youth leadership.

Here's what you'll find at First Market Farm:

🎟️ Raffle Baskets
Enter to win a Wine & Beer Basket, Kid-Friendly Summer Basket, Garden Tool Starter Kit, and a "Get to Know Beechwood" Basket featuring local favorites.

🛠️ SEAC Mobile Tool Shed
Tour the tool truck and learn how tool sharing helps neighbors complete projects, grow food, and strengthen communities.

🌱 Youth-Led Demonstrations
Our Youth Leaders will give tours of First Market Farm and lead hands-on demonstrations, showcasing the knowledge, leadership, and experience they've gained through urban agriculture.

🪨 Paint-a-Rock or Pot
Leave your mark on First Market Farm by creating a piece of community art that will remain in the garden long after the event.

🌸 Small Bed Builds
Watch garden boxes for ABC Head Start come together and enter for a chance to take one home.

🎵 Live Music by Eric of Einstein's Dreams
Enjoy great music in a beautiful garden setting while connecting with friends, neighbors, and fellow supporters.

Every ticket purchased, raffle entered, and donation made helps Taproot Collective support community gardens through programs, materials, and advocacy while creating meaningful workforce development opportunities for local youth.

📅 Friday, June 12
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 First Market Farm, 20 1st Street, Rochester, NY

Bring a friend, enjoy the evening, and help us grow a Rochester filled with thriving neighborhoods.

06/11/2026

🎟️🌱 Come for the music, stay for the prizes!

At Tools & Tunes at Taproot on June 12, every raffle ticket is a chance to win something great while supporting community gardens and youth programs across Rochester.

This year's raffle baskets include:
🍷 Wine & Beer Basket
🏡 Get to Know Beechwood Basket featuring local favorites
☀️ Kid-Friendly Summer Basket packed with family fun
🛠️ Garden Tool Starter Kit for aspiring and experienced gardeners alike

Plus, enjoy live music in the garden, explore the SEAC Mobile Tool Shed, bid on raffles, grab fun merch, meet Taproot’s Youth Leaders, and spend a beautiful evening at First Market Farm.

🎶 Tools & Tunes at Taproot
📅 Friday, June 12
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 First Market Farm, 20 1st Street, Rochester

Every donation helps grow gardens, create youth employment opportunities, and strengthen Rochester neighborhoods.

Tag a friend who needs to join you! 🌻

06/09/2026

🌸 Watch it come together. Then take it home.

During Tools & Tunes at Taproot, our Youth Leaders will be building beautiful garden beds for ABC Head Start, right at the event - and one lucky guest will win one through our raffle!

See how they're made and enter for a chance to bring home a ready-to-grow planter.

📅 Friday, June 12
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 First Market Farm

It's one more way we're celebrating the joy of growing food and flowers, and building community together.

🌱 Live music in the garden
🎟️ Raffles & merch
🛠️ SEAC Mobile Tool Shed tours
🪨 Garden activities
❤️ Support community gardens and youth programs

06/09/2026

🎶 We're excited to welcome Eric from Einstein's Dreams to Tools & Tunes at Taproot!

Spend a summer evening surrounded by gardens, good company, and live music at First Market Farm. Eric's performance will provide the perfect soundtrack for exploring the farm, entering raffles, and connecting with fellow community members.

Bring a friend, grab a seat in the garden, and enjoy a night celebrating everything that's growing in Rochester.

🌱 Live music in the garden
🎟️ Raffles & merch
🛠️ SEAC Mobile Tool Shed tours
🪨 Garden activities
❤️ Support community gardens and youth programs

📅 Friday, June 12
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 First Market Farm

06/05/2026

🎶🌱 Music. Gardens. Community. Youth. Purpose.

Join us for Tools & Tunes at Taproot, a summer evening fundraiser supporting community gardens and youth workforce development across Rochester.

Attendees will enjoy:
🎵 Live music by Eric of Einstein's Dreams
🛠️ Tours of the SEAC Mobile Tool Shed
🌱 Youth-led gardening demonstrations
🎟️ Raffles and new Taproot merch
🪨 Garden art activities

Every dollar raised helps Taproot Collective provide garden resources, youth employment opportunities, and support for community-led growing spaces throughout Rochester.

📅 Friday, June 12
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 First Market Farm, 20 1st Street

Come celebrate everything that's growing in our city.

Can't attend? Donate today (link in bio) and help us keep growing thriving neighborhoods.

Thank you to The Garden Factory & Lori's Natural Foods for sponsoring the event!

06/01/2026

🌦️💦Every Drop Counts. Join us Saturday, June 13th for an informative (& FREE) workshop on water and irrigation!

Learn efficient watering strategies that conserve resources while keeping crops healthy during Rochester’s hottest months. From simple drip systems to smart scheduling, this session will help you reduce waste and protect plant health. This workshop is for both water-source and dry gardens.

📲Register using the link in our bio
https://tinyurl.com/TaprootWorkshops

🗓️ Saturday, June 13| 10 AM - Noon
📍441 Ministries Beechwood Community Garden
corner of Parsells and Stout

Taproot Collective offers free monthly gardening workshops for people of all skill levels in Rochester, NY.

🛍️Representing a Community Garden? You’ll head home with some garden supplies!

Does your garden capture water? Share in the comments!