“When you are a maker of things, when you create things — art or clothes or whatever you make — you never know where they’re going to go. And the fact that these mittens were made with the sewing machine…
If we merge mercy with might and might with right then love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright. Amanda Gorman Common Roots Rising is nurturing the seeds of love and shining a light on the beauty growing all…
Rural Uprising Bakery is a local bakery specializing in sourdough breads and torillas made from locally milled organic grains. Cole Madden is the founder and baker. I’ve been a fan of Cole’s bakery ever since we discover him at the…
Hiking – “I don’t like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains – not hike! Do you know the origin of that word ‘saunter?’ It’s a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages…
Common Roots Rising is preparing the ground, planting seeds and growing a movement. We are imagining new ways of working together, combining skills and networking toward greater cooperation and mutual support. Common Roots Rising is incubating co-creativity, connecting potential and…
“We have lived by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. And this has been based on the even flimsier assumption that we could know with any certainty what was good even for…
Waupaca Community Arts Board’s Winter Craft Cafe starts Jan. 17 with a peaceful luminary project! Everything you need to make beautiful luminaries is included — even a realistically flickering battery-powered tealight with a timer. Just add your own creativity! Kits…
Did you know there is an indoor, winter farmers’ market in Stevens Point? The Winter Market runs Saturdays from 8am to 12pm at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Stevens Point November 7th through April 24th. The Winter Market serves as an…
Common Roots Rising’s vision is founded on “A Good Local Culture”. Good local culture is essential to the fabric of our entire society. We must restore the health of the land and the health and wellbeing of our local commUNITIES…
Jason Cavadini presents Breaking the Cycle, Climbing the of Ladder of Regenerative Agriculture. This presentation was part of the Farm Profitability Expo. Jason shares his take on what regenerative agriculture is and what it could mean for food production here…