"Everyone has a place at the table!"
We engage, empower and employ people of all abilities in farm to table culinary activities; preparing delicious food while promoting a vibrant, more inclusive and less wasteful local food system and community. Focusing on under-served community members, Taproot is inclusive of young adults with autism and intellectual disabilities, food entrepreneurs, and org
anizations that support volunteer preparation of healthful food to benefit others. Taproot Kitchen is housed at its parent organization, the Meeting House on Atherton. This historic church building is located in the heart of downtown State College, PA. In conjunction with this effort, Taproot grows veggies and fruits at the Mazza Community Garden located just one block away. Our network of community partners intersects around a community kitchen, garden and meeting space. Here our members are seen not as clients but as friends, neighbors, and colleagues.
