Sauntering in Nature
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…
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Inspiring Land Stewardship at Oz Natural Area
Our environmental education efforts at the Oz Natural Area began when our oldest daughter, Hannah, was two and we purchased this property and made it the first site of Waupaca’s River Ridge Trail. We began by hosting small groups of…
Collaborators Wanted
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…
What is Good for the World, Recovering our Connections
“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 Arts Winter Craft Cafe
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…
Shop Local @ Stevens Point Winter Farm Market
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…
A Good Local Culture
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…
Breaking the Cycle -Regenerative Agriculture
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…
Perfect Ice for Building CommUNITY
A group of people from the Waupaca-Tomorrow River corridor of Central Wisconsin, have been convening over the past several months (remotely) to explore ideas for building forward-thinking community with others interested in rural regeneration, land and water conservation, regenerative agriculture,…
Rachel Bouressa Joins National Climate Change Policy Advisory Panel
Rachel Bouressa is going to Washington! Rachel will be representing the state of Wisconsin as a member of the new Climate Change Policy Advisory Panel. Rachel has been a primary collaborator here with Common Roots Rising. Rachel owns Bouressa Family…