vihart00302A Guide to the Radical Roots Community Farm Collection, 2006-2008 SC 0271Sarah Roth-MulletJames Madison University Libraries Special Collections

May 2018

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-26 07:20:47 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard James Madison University Libraries Special Collections Radical Roots Community Farm Collection Merkel, Julia, 1966- Radical Roots Community Farms Friendly City Food Co-op SC 0271 /repositories/4/resources/499 0.24 cubic feet 3 folders 2006-2008 The Radical Roots Community Farm Collection, 2006-2008, is comprised of issues of the "Radical Roots Garden Journal" and brochures by the Radical Roots Community Farm in Keezletown, Virginia, as well as documents related to the founding of the Friendly City Food Co-op in Harrisonburg, Virginia. English . Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box#, folder #], Radical Roots Community Farm Collection, 2006-2008, SC 0271, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

 Acquisition Information

Items were donated by Julia Merkel on July 8, 2010.

 Bio/Historical Note

Radical Roots Community Farm is a five-acre farm in Keezletown, Virginia, that grows organic vegetables and educates about permaculture and sustainable agriculture. It was founded by Dave and Lee O'Neill in 2000. Radical Roots Community Farm started a farm-share CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program in 2005.

The Friendly City Food Co-op is a consumer-owned grocery store cooperative in Harrisonburg that sources produce from local vendors. It opened on June 6, 2011. Friendly City Food Co-op serves as a pick-up point for several local farms that offer CSA shares, including Radical Roots Farm.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains issues of "Radical Roots Garden Journal," a single-page newsletter issued in conjunction with their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) deliveries. The newsletter contains short articles by growers, farm updates, recipes, and a list of the content of the CSA share.

The Friendly City Food Cooperative file contains documents related to the founding of the co-op, including subscription information, membership agreement and information about its founding.

Arrangement

Items are arranged by type.

 Bibliography Friendly City Food Co-op. "Get to Know the Food Co-op." Friendlycity.coop https://friendlycity.coop/get-to-know-the-food-co-op/ (accessed June 6, 2018). Radical Roots Community Farm. "About Us." Radicalrootsfarm.com. http://radicalrootsfarm.com/about-us/ (accessed June 6, 2018). Brochures Newsletters Administrative records Community-supported agriculture -- Virginia -- Keezletown Community-supported agriculture -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg Organic farming -- Virginia -- Keezletown Sustainable agriculture -- Virginia -- Keezletown Permaculture -- Virginia -- Keezletown Food cooperatives -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg Merkel, Julia, 1966- Radical Roots Garden Journal/repositories/4/archival_objects/77872006-200811Radical Roots Brochures/repositories/4/archival_objects/77882006-2007, undated12Friendly City Food Co-op Membership Agreement and Information/repositories/4/archival_objects/77892007, undated13