The Rooted East Knoxville Collective is restoring Black food sovereignty by cultivating collective care of community and land. We work to end food apartheid through self-determined growing practices, culturally-grounded food education, cooperative leadership, and ecological stewardship. Rooted East strengthens community power by centering ancestral wisdom, honoring food as sacred, and building a just, local, nourishing, and regenerative food system led by the people of East Knoxville.
Rooted East imagines a future where food is healing, heritage is foundational, knowledge moves freely, and where every household flourishes within a food ecosystem system shaped and stewarded by the community.
Rooted East will be hosting three series of classes and workshops throughout the year as a part of our SKILL SCHOOL program!
Track #1: Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Track #2: Food Preservation, Preparation, and Cooking
Track #3: Food Systems and Food Sovereignty