“Roots didn’t thrive when they grew alone. The trees need one another.”
“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.”
Root To Root Community is inspired by the intelligence of a forest.
Neighboring trees of different species support each other, as well as other surrounding plants, though an underground network of fungal root systems called a mycorrhizal network. In these networks, the roots of mushrooms, called mycelium, attach to the roots of other plants and trees to transfer water, nutrients and even chemical signals to warn against danger. This system works to keep the forest nourished and protected.
The trees and fungi understand that the health of the forest, and the wildlife that lives within it, is crucial for survival. Plants work together root to root, despite differences, to provide a healthy environment for the seedlings of future generations.
We are relational beings but modern times have left us feeling isolated and separated from each other, our true nature and from nature itself.
Root To Root Community was created with the intention to bring people together to be inspired and nourished in connection. This community is about having fun, finding inspiration, creating, learning and brainstorming on how to make the local community and the world at large a safer place for all species.
Root To Root believes in order to accomplish that we need to remember the magic of the natural world and the power in many versus few.
What will grow within this space? What can be accomplished for the whole when we come together?
Root To Root will hold workshops, gatherings and educational classes with a wide range of topics and ideas. All classes and workshops have one theme in mind: connection. connection to self, to each other, to creation and to nature.
Floral design, art collage, natural plant dying, native plant and wildlife educational classes, movie nights, nervous system work, advocacy days are some examples of what is to come.
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Let’s create a thriving and diverse ecosystem together.
Root to Root was imagined by Kenna Stronach through her own yearning for community and desire to show others the power of connecting to the natural world. A year spent as a wildlife rehabber in Texas in 2014 followed by a spontaneous move to Northern California in 2016 changed the entire trajectory of her life. Working with wildlife up close then discovering an intuitive ability with plants when a strong urge to create a pollinator garden arose brought on a roaring passion and sudden calling to help Earth. Through observation of her garden she saw the power of being a steward to the land along with the responsibility it holds. She witnessed the threads of connection through every living thing that visited and lived within her garden and recognized it mirroring within herself.
Kenna understands modern times have brought with it a tragic disconnection. We are relational beings who have forgotten the importance of community. We all have a need for belonging.
We need new systems based on reciprocity, togetherness, openness, and love. We need more spaces free of screens that provide activities to temporarily remove ourselves from the chaos and loudness of the world. We need more spaces where we can remember our grounded roots as humans that were once more in tune with the natural rythyms and cycles of the Earth.
We need to remember that despite our differences, at our core, we are all the same.
Kenna envisions a gathering of friends who learn, grow, create and sow the seeds of a brighter tomorrow.
The garden that changed everything