Root Connections (CIC) is a Community Garden that runs a local vegetable box delivery scheme and cut flower subscription service - grown to organic principles to support our (DAC) homeless hostel on site, Dairy House. We deliver within a 12mile radius of BA3 4QF to Radstock, Bath, Shepton Mallet, Frome and surrounding areas of Somerset & B&NES.
Our mission is to help end rural homelessness and to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults with complex needs, primarily those who are homeless & rough sleeping.
We achieve this by…….
Supporting initial recovery - through Social & Therapeutic Horticulture, with our trained practitioners
Cultivating relationships with people in the community - Social reintegration
Learning to grow, produce & cook food - with an accredited City & Guilds qualification - life skills
Equipping for a more hopeful & sustainable future - encouraging better outcomes
Every penny of our profit is ploughed back into the project to expand our positive social impact.
Veg Box Scheme
We offer ‘one off’, weekly and fortnightly seasonal, chemical-free vegetable boxes - delivered free-of-charge to your door.
The money generated from our sales is reinvested back into our project, to support our residents living in community with us and to help bring an end to rural homelessness.
Flower Subscription
At Root Connections we grow beautiful scented flowers in a country garden style for you to enjoy through the seasons. We also offer a range of flower subscriptions and gift bouquets from April to September.
Ending Homelessness
As an organisation our mission is to improve health and wellbeing for vulnerable adults with complex needs, primarily those who are homeless and rough sleeping.
Root Connections is key to the support and care provided to residents of the Dairy House homeless shelter on the site of the farm and to the wider community. By offering creative social and therapeutic pathways to residents, our project re-connects vulnerable adults with complex needs to community life.
The project builds confidence, re-engages, develops social skills and offers practical help around re-skilling and re-training for work.
Root Connections was borne out of a faith community & continues to be rooted in our Christian values.
Events at Root Connections
We offer time and space for people to learn skills, gain knowledge, get to know other local people and have some fun! Browse our listings below for workshops, open days, fairs and activities for kids, ranging from willow weaving to ‘Pick Your Own Bouquet’ days. Events for adults and families are listed first, followed by children’s activities.
“So good to learn a new skill and be coached by an extremely encouraging, positive and gentle team who fed and watered us with delicious cakes and drinks throughout the morning. A day I will treasure for a long time.”
Cathy, Willow and Hazel Obelisk Workshop
Our Values
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We intend for beneficiaries to discover a sense of purpose by engaging in meaningful and fulfilling activities therefore developing aspirations for their future.
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Our aims and hopes are that our beneficiaries grow in personal confidence, emotional balance and are resilient in the face of difficulties they may encounter.
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We endeavour to ensure all beneficiaries enjoy good support with any mental health needs they may experience.
Our primary target beneficiaries are homeless people and those at risk of homelessness.
Click the button below to see which other groups our project benefits.
Become a Friend of the Farm
We urgently need to raise £50,000 for an outdoor Community Hub , an all-year round, heated space that will bring individuals and the community together - in all weathers - and crucially during the long winter days when our beneficiaries need it most.