The Classical Roots Program is a regenerative agriculture initiative that works to integrate the stewardship of creation comprehensively across many aspects of our school’s life. On this website, you can follow the progress of that program as it expands. We have many goals. Among them are the development of outdoor classrooms, the healing of our local biome, and even the planting of an orchard. Of course, as gardeners, we know that all such plans have to be made with crossed fingers and taken with a grain of salt. Even if you prepare the soil well, what you plant often grows in unexpected ways. Sometimes it does not grow at all, and ends up mulching something else that wants to thrive. But here, you can watch as we water it, prune it, uproot bits of it to plant elsewhere, and generally enjoy the harvest.
We’re glad you’ve found us and encourage you to follow us on our journey.
So far, the Classical Roots Program has had a profound impact on our campus and community:
Get Involved!
Volunteer Your Time
Sign up to steward the garden with your family for one week during the summer. There will be vegetables to harvest and take home!
Look for a new sign-up sheet in spring 2025!
Make a Donation of Materials
We are currently looking for the following items for our garden. If you would like to donate one of the items below, please contact Alex Miller. alex.miller@ccamail.org
- Barn Owl House – a house like this would work well.
- Stone Bird Bath – looking for something with a minimal design.
- Weeding Tools – Dutch Hoes like this are especially useful.
- Tumbling Compost Sifter – this sifter would be very helpful to our active compost program!
- Watering Can – a large-capacity watering can like this to use in the garden and orchard.
Make a Monetary Donation
We have lots of hopes and dreams for this program, including replanting our many interior courtyards for various purposes. If you’d like to financially support this effort you can do so through the PayPal button below, or through the Business Office at CCA.
Stay in Touch
Stay in touch by reading the Classical Roots weekly blog on substack here, or donate to the orchard project and to the growing Classical Roots Program by clicking here.
We always welcome ideas or donations for our garden! Please contact Alex Miller to start a conversation: alex.miller@ccamail.org
