Grape Roots is a grassroots organization dedicated to expanding awareness and opportunities in urban agriculture. Founded on Grape Street in southeast Atlanta, Georgia, the name “Grape” honors the organization’s origin, while “Roots” signifies its deep connection to the earth and its role as a source of support and stability for urban communities.
Grape Roots leverages agriculture to promote health and wellness, foster awareness about sustainable living, and equip youth with essential life skills like collaboration, problem-solving, and resilience. Grape Roots provides education about cultivating and sustaining land to grow health-promoting, functional crops that support therapeutic uses and functional medicine. In addition to its commitment to wellness, Grape Roots integrates environmental sustainability into its practices by leveraging solar and wind technology to reduce its ecological footprint. The founders envision a future where optimal health, innovation, and ecological balance are seamlessly integrated into urban living, with Grape Roots serving as a catalyst for this transformation.
Tasha Temple (Roots) has a focus on the preventative health benefits of eating whole, nutrient rich foods and educating the community on how eating and growing food can replenish, restore and rejuvenate physical, mental, and emotional health. Tasha also has extensive experience and expertise in treating diet related medical conditions and specializes in diabetes treatment and prevention.
Malcolm Benson (Farmer Mak) has a unique niche in merging agriculture and technology that creates expansive opportunities for the future of agriculture in urban communities. His focus is on creating flourishing communities and bringing individuals together from all socioeconomic backgrounds to build self-sufficiency and social capital for urban areas.
Sarah Frisby (not pictured) is a licensed horticulturist with over 20 years of experience designing and growing plants, from tropical interiors and landscapes to edible gardens. Passionate about environmental stewardship, she connects individuals and communities to the planet—and to themselves—through the act of planting. Her work inspires people to grow, play, and cultivate a deeper love for plants and for one another.
It was all a dream...
ROOTS + FARMER MAK
Grape Roots was created on the belief that increasing community involvement in agriculture will increase access to and consumption of fresh and local food. They establish a connection to growing food which can make all the difference in living a healthy lifestyle. The main focus is to educate communities on how to cultivate and sustain land for the purpose of growing foods that support health, wellness and community cultivation. The founders share an overall vision is to be a vessel in creating a future in which optimal health, innovation and ecological balance are an inherent part of urban communities.
Until Grape Roots created the reality...
