New Urban Farm ~ New Roots of Utah

Groundbreaking Ceremony of
New Urban Farm
New Roots of Utah



After a year of hard work and community dedication, the refugee “Field of Dreams” is turning into a reality. Join Salt Lake County, the Utah Refugee Coalition and the International Rescue Committee for a groundbreaking ceremony and news conference to celebrate a new beginning for A New Roots Farm.

Event: Ground Breaking
What: A New Roots Farm
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Place: 3100 South Lester Street
           behind the Redwood Recreation Center

The public is invited to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new urban farm in West Valley City. New Roots seeks to build a healthier community through the development of small-scale, urban farms and community gardens in Salt Lake County. This program focuses on the unique skills that many refugees bring from their home countries, which include an agrarian background with extensive farming expertise. The goals of this program are to:
       •  Provide communities with access to local, healthy, fresh, affordable and familiar foods. Expand nutrition of refugees.
       • Facilitate self-sufficiency and greater economic independence through market gardening and the direct sale of produce to consumers.
       • Identify, build and foster the strengths of refugee communities.

The public is invited to bring extra garden tools to donate to another gardener in need.

New Roots of Utah is partnership between Salt Lake County, the Utah Refugee Coalition and the International Rescue Committee. Funding for this project comes through the Office of Refugee Resettlement RAPP grant and GE Capital. Land is made available through the Salt Lake County Urban Farming Initiative. We also like to thank the hundreds of individual and businesses who have donated their time and resources in making project possible.

The Utah Refugee Pathways to Self Sufficiency offers refugees the opportunities to earn supplemental income through part-time entrepreneurial activities. Pathways project consists of three divisions:
       • Global Artisans, which produces refugee arts and crafts for retail sales
       • The New Roots of Utah (New Roots), which engages the community in market gardening and direct sales to consumers.
       • The Refugee Kitchen Alliance, which focuses on food ventures.


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