Executive Director Jametta Raspberry
ROOTS uses salads as an “appetizer” to a new world of opportunities for youth.
Jametta Raspberry is a Chef and small business owner with 18 years of combined work experience in the food and beverage industry. She has received many accolades including the 2019 Charlie Awards Rising Star. Jametta has a longstanding relationship with Roots as a Chef mentor and coach.
She is committed to igniting change in the community by carving out alternative pathways to success through the lens of equity and inclusion. She is eagerly aligned with the Roots mission and excited to take Roots to the next level by walking alongside the youth participants through their journey.
Youth Advisory Council
Alfredo Alvarado, Carl Childs, Kajia Lee, Zarea Mobley and Michael Vang.
Board of Directors
ROOTS 2022 Leadership Team
Johnathan Johnson
Founder
The Home Grown Company
Sina War Pleggenkuhle
Engagement and Inclusion Director
Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association
Lachelle Cunningham
Chair
Founder & CEO, Healthy Roots Institute
Executive Directo, Frogtown Farms
Vanessa Gill
Family & Community Engagement Coordinator
Osseo Area Schools
Dave Horsman
VP Ballpark Operations
Minnesota Twins
Randy Larson
Founder
Shinebox
Megan Wolle
Sr. Director of Stewardship
CHS Inc.
Our Vision
A community where every young person is able to see and create the future they want.
Seeding Youth Success
Roots for the Home Team works with youth participating in community garden programs to cultivate personal and professional growth.
Through the Finding Your Roots Curriculum and the SaladUP! Concession Cart, Roots youth discover and stretch their abilities through real-world work experience. Roots participants build on their own strengths to create the future they want for themselves.
We believe young people come strong and courage creates opportunity.
How ROOTS Works
Eat greens. Inspire teens. Everyone wins.
Roots for the Home Team is the next step for youth already participating in community gardens. Using the produce they have grown, teens create gourmet salads with local chefs, gain work experience selling those salads at Target Field, and take university-level courses to discover their strengths to help them become who they want to be as adults.
Roots for the Home Team works in 2 ways:
1.
SALADUP!
CONCESSION CART
Real-world work experience:
- Salad Creation with
Celebrity Chefs - Running the SaladUP!
Concession Cart - Youth Advisory Council
2.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS
CURRICULUM
Discovering strengths through:
- Leadership Development
- Entrepreneurial Knowledge
- Future and Career Planning
Get Involved with Roots
Step up to the plate and become a ROOTS Youth, Supporter or Mentor.
Become a Roots Food Partner or Program Sponsor
Are you an Urban Farm or food supplier? Are you a retail business interested in selling ROOTS salads? Would you like to serve Roots salads at your next event?
Volunteer as a Youth Mentor or Chef Coach
Would you join one of our workshops to discuss your professional career experience and pathway? Are you a chef who would share your talent by guiding ROOTS youth as they create their salad recipes?
Donate
Simply put, money makes many experiences more attainable. Roots for the Home Team does everything in its power to clear pathways to success for our youth. Will you join our team to make these bright futures all the easier to reach?
Become a ROOTS Youth
All Roots for the Home Team participants connect with our organization through Minneapolis and St. Paul urban farms. Are you a teen interested in joining Roots for the Home Team? Check out our youth Garden Program partners.