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A peek at a draft report from the IPCC finds that climate change is here, and it ain't looking good. So what does that mean for you and me?

There's a lot of talk about the importance of going vegan for climate, but is there a future for animals in our food systems?

In celebration of upcoming Juneteenth, we are featuring five black owned green businesses who are truly an inspiration in all that they do

This week's links are extra special as Roots Down was honored to be featured on Atlanta's 11 Alive News about our library PULs!

Cam Christian is the founder of Plantlanta, an organization that educates children and young adults on the importance of growing food

While smaller than the other library landscapes, we’re packing in what we can to make this library as fruitful as possible.

Salem Panola Library is about to get a huge Productive Urban Landscape! We are very excited about the potential at this library!

Hairston Crossing Library is a beautiful building, and we’re excited about adding some spice -- well, some fruit anyway -- to the landscape!

Hey everyone, here are this week's links! The "Machine That Eats Up Black Farmland" Black farmers have lost more than 90 percent of their...

Chickweed is a wildly nutritious plant that makes a great pesto that is probably growing in your yard!

We are planning a Productive Urban Landscape wildflower meadow at Heck.House, providing beautiful scenery and a habitat for pollinators.

The Roots Down team, Sister Terri Ali, Dr, Khan, and Khari A. N. Diop all worked together to educate Mohammed School students on Earth Day!

Exciting things happened last week at the Clarkston Library as one of the first groundbreakings of the Fruitful Communities Initiative!