Common Roots Rising believes good news is worth growing and spreading. If you know people and have ideas that you feel would be a fit for a good news story, please send them our way. Get Involved We are growing a…
After a winter of planning on Zoom, the Greater Waupaca Area Parks & Trails (GWAPT) isready to roll out a new bicycle route! The current project is a family-friendly bicycle routethrough the Towns of Farmington, St. Lawrence, Scandinavia, Waupaca, and…
We have a new way for you to support Common Roots Rising! Join our fundraising campaign by purchasing a t-shirt or hoodie during the month of March. We have great colors and styles available for the whole family. Check them…
Common Roots Rising is joining the 2021 Fox-Wolf Watershed clean up event! We are leading a cleanup on the Waupaca River on May 1st at Brainard’s Bridge Park. The park is located at 637 Bailey St. in Waupaca. We are…
Today we are interviewing Kari Witthuhn Henning with Appleton Seed Library. Kari provided this introduction for us. April 2016 // Our first community seed lending library opened at the Appleton Public Library. Our model is that you will be able…
Common Roots Rising believes good news is worth growing and spreading. To nurture this growth we’ve started a good news network! We have two podcast series with new episodes being released every week. Our interviews explore organizations and people making…
What is the Farmshed Growing Collective? The Growing Collective is a diverse group of people that volunteer their time growing seedlings in Farmshed’s greenhouse. The group is made up of both first-time and experienced home gardeners, along with several community…
Today we are going to be learning more about Gateway Pine Apothecary and it’s founder Julia Stamp. I first became aware of Julia’s interest in herbalism in a group discussion called Coop Your Idea during an event called Coop Con…
Clean Green Action is a Wisconsin Rapids grassroots group dedicated to creating a sustainable community through education, recycling and conservation efforts in greater south Wood County. I was introduced to Clean Green Action by Jane Haasch, one of our collaborators…
“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…