Your Support Creates
Real Change

Your gifts create a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with I/DD and their families/caregivers—helping build a positive environment where adults can learn valuable skills, build relationships, and access opportunities that strengthen independence and belonging. Make a donation today.

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What Your Support Creates

Every contribution helps create meaningful opportunities for individuals to build confidence, develop life skills, and feel connected within their community. Your support also helps provide families with dependable programs and resources they can count on.

  • More dignity through choice: Participants can engage in work and activities that fit their strengths.
  • More community: A place where friendships grow and people feel known.
  • More confidence: Skill-building that supports daily life.
  • More support for families: Reliable, meaningful programming that helps caregivers too.

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What Makes Our Farm Different

Who We Are

Taking Root Farms exists to expand what’s possible for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities—through a program that’s practical, joyful, and rooted in human dignity.

Our Program

At Taking Root Farms, participants aren’t numbers—they’re individuals with unique talents, preferences, and strengths.

Serving 18+

We welcome individuals 18 and older who are high school graduates. Because of the uniqueness of our services, many of our farmers may continue with us for considerable lengths of time.

Meaningful work, enjoyable recreation, relationship building, and life-skills development all play a vital role in overall growth and well-being. Through purposeful tasks, they build confidence and skills, while leisure opportunities offer wellness and fun.

Program Pillars

Glowing Sun

Meaningful Work

Hands-on tasks that encourage contribution, responsibility, & pride.

Paint brush

Recreation
& Wellness

Activities that support movement, play, & stress relief.

Relationships
& Community

A place to build friendships, practice social skills, & feel connected.

Orange Wheelbarrow

Important
Life Skills

Practical learning that supports greater independence.

Students walking with aid
Walking Farm Donkey
Gorman Nature Center
Man and woman posing for a picture on the farm
Student holding chicken on the farm

Want to Get Involved?

 If you’re interested in serving, partnering, or supporting our work, we’d love to hear from you.