Noah Habib and his mother Heidi Cartan load up their vehicle at Common Roots Farm in Santa Cruz to deliver flower bouquets that Noah helped grow, harvest and assemble. Common Roots is a diversified farm with a social mission to provide farm-based opportunities for people living with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to grow healthy food, beautiful flowers and build relationships that sustain everyone. Cartan founded the 4.
5-acre urban farm in 2016 where facilities are wheelchair accessible, and each disabled person has their own support person. Common Roots works with people who have autism, cerebral palsy and other health challenges. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) Abby Ginty gathers a bouquet during a visit to Common Roots Farm.
(Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) Sebastian Woodthrope chooses flowers for a bouquet with his teacher Beth Braithwaite at Common Roots Farm. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) Ryan Linsdale harvests sunflowers at Common Roots Farm that will be used in bouquets. Founded in 2016, Common Roots is 4.
5-acre urban farm on Golf Club Drive in Santa Cruz that works with people who have autism, cerebral palsy and other health challenges. The farm's facilities are wheelchair accessible, and each disabled person has their own support person. Common Roots is a recipient of Palo Alto Medical Group’s Healthcare Endowment Community Fund's Blooms of Thanks grant to grow and donate over 400 ‘bouquets of thanks’ as gifts of appreciation.