This offseason, the Sacramento Kings launched “ROOT”, a community garden program that encourages food literacy, healthy eating and hopes to change the way kids, families and adults interact with food that comes from the ground.
On Tuesday, a new ROOT Community Garden was unveiled at The Salvation Army’s E. Claire Raley Transitional Living Center. In partnership with Raley’s and The Salvation Army, the Kings Foundation designed a unique community impact program aimed to highlight and encourage regional garden planning, food literacy and nutritional food options. The garden was built with help from The Northern California Construction Training (NCCT) while Soil Born Farms aided in planting and providing the necessary knowledge and education on gardening and compositing.