Unleash your inner artist with local ceramicist Nickeyia Johnson as she guides you through hand-building pottery using natural earth clay. This low-mobility, kid-friendly workshop invites participants to shape and decorate their own clay creations to take home.

Join Futures Fund and Baton Roots for an interactive workshop using the Seek by iNaturalist app to identify plants, animals, and fungi on the farm grounds while sharing and exploring nature. Participants can also enjoy a kid-friendly Nature Scavenger Hunt at Baton Roots Farm in BREC Howell Park, engaging in outdoor exploration, exercise, and discovery by searching for specific items around the grounds. This activity requires a smartphone, and children under 13 years old will need a parent or guardian’s permission to download the app.

We will collect any of your used tech items to be recycled! Please review these guidelines before bringing your broken or unwanted devices.

Unleash your inner artist and divert waste from the landfill! Volunteers for this activity will help us upcycle old lawn signs from past events and elections into signage for the Baton Roots Community Farm and our satellite gardens all around town! This is a low-mobility, kid-friendly activity.

Help grow food for our community! Volunteers on the 9 am Planting Krewe will plant okra at Baton Roots Community Farm. The activity involves first laying landscaping fabric over each row and then planting okra seedlings into the rows. This is a medium-intensity activity and will involve bending, walking, and low-weight lifting (~10-15lbs).

Help Baton Roots install a new Agroforestry Bed! This area, approximately the size of 10 rows of crops, will focus on food-producing perennial plants including herbs, pollinators, trees, and shrubs. Volunteers on the Agroforestry Krewe will help to dig holes, move supplies, and transplant small plants. This is a high-mobility activity including a lot of movement and lifting 20+lbs.

More details coming soon!

Help us make a lasting impact by painting new roadside signs for Baton Roots Farm! This adult-only activity allows you to contribute to the farm’s visibility while showcasing your artistic flair.

Volunteers on the 10 am Planting Krewe will plant pollinators at Baton Roots Community Farm. Planting pollinators near farm crops heps us grow more food and maintain a vibrant ecosystem. The activity involves some light weeding and digging small holes to transplant pollinator seedlings into rows. This is a low-to-medium intensity activity and will involve bending, walking, and low-weight lifting (max 10 lbs).

Show us your strength! We need a few tough friends of the farm to lend a helping hand by helping us pull up landscaping fabric that has been grown over with weeds and covered with dirt. This is a high-mobility activity including a lot of movement and lifting 20+lbs.

Join Futures Fund and Baton Roots for an interactive workshop using the Seek by iNaturalist app to identify plants, animals, and fungi on the farm grounds while sharing and exploring nature. Participants can also enjoy a kid-friendly Nature Scavenger Hunt at Baton Roots Farm in BREC Howell Park, engaging in outdoor exploration, exercise, and discovery by searching for specific items around the grounds. This activity requires a smartphone, and children under 13 years old will need a parent or guardian’s permission to download the app.

Help us beautify the utility yard and greenhouse space at Baton Roots Community Farm! Volunteers will assist in painting the side of the shipping container that is used to store farm tools and supplies, as well as the interior of the utility yard fence. This is a low-intensity, kid-friendly activity.

Unleash your inner artist and divert waste from the landfill! Volunteers for this activity will help us upcycle old lawn signs from past events and elections into signage for the Baton Roots Community Farm and our satellite gardens all around town! This is a low-mobility, kid-friendly activity.

This 50-minute, all-levels movement class will be led by Bryce (@FleauxwithMeaux on IG) underneath the shade of the oak trees at Baton Roots Community Farm. Yoga mats are available for the first 20 participants who register. If registration is full and you would like to participate, please bring your own yoga mat.

Give old paint buckets a second life! Transform recycled buckets into beautiful floral planters using paint and your imagination. This low-mobility, kid-friendly activity is a fun, hands-on way to promote reuse while adding a splash of color to your garden.

Help us beautify the utility yard and greenhouse space at Baton Roots Community Farm! Volunteers will assist in painting the side of the shipping container that is used to store farm tools and supplies, as well as the interior of the utility yard fence. This is a low-intensity, kid-friendly activity.

Unleash your inner artist and divert waste from the landfill! Volunteers for this activity will help us upcycle old lawn signs from past events and elections into signage for the Baton Roots Community Farm and our satellite gardens all around town! This is a low-mobility, kid-friendly activity.

Join Futures Fund and Baton Roots for an interactive workshop using the Seek by iNaturalist app to identify plants, animals, and fungi on the farm grounds while sharing and exploring nature. Participants can also enjoy a kid-friendly Nature Scavenger Hunt at Baton Roots Farm in BREC Howell Park, engaging in outdoor exploration, exercise, and discovery by searching for specific items around the grounds. This activity requires a smartphone, and children under 13 years old will need a parent or guardian’s permission to download the app.

Enjoy a fresh-food demonstration and tasting workshop from produce at the farm to make heart healthy meals at home.

Dig in friends, we are planting trees! Baton Roots Community Farm is breaking ground on a food forest at BREC's Howell Community Park. This approximately 1 acre section of the community farm will host a variety of trees, shrubs, and native plants which have edible and medicinal uses. Volunteers in this activity will dig holes for and plant the first 15 fruit trees in the food forest. This is a high-mobility activity including a lot of movement and lifting 20+lbs.

Help Baton Roots install a new Agroforestry Bed! This area, approximately the size of 10 rows of crops, will focus on food-producing perennial plants including herbs, pollinators, trees, and shrubs. Volunteers on the Agroforestry Krewe will help to dig holes, move supplies, and transplant small plants. This is a high-mobility activity including a lot of movement and lifting 20+lbs.

Get creative and eco-conscious by making concrete pavers with a twist—using recycled paint as a zero-waste additive. This kid-friendly workshop helps reduce waste while crafting unique, durable pieces to beautify any outdoor space.

This 50-minute, all-levels movement class will be led by Bryce (@FleauxwithMeaux on IG) underneath the shade of the oak trees at Baton Roots Community Farm. Yoga mats are available for the first 20 participants who register. If registration is full and you would like to participate, please bring your own yoga mat.

Join Den and Des Arts in bringing a one-of-a-kind sculpture to life! Volunteers will help design and place recycled paint brushes and roller pads as mosaic adornments, transforming everyday tools into a vibrant work of art. This collaborative activity highlights creative reuse while adding a unique touch to Baton Roots Farm.

Give leftover paint a new life—help the environment, save it from the landfill, and use it for your projects while supplies last!

Help Baton Roots build a mulch bed for future strawberry planting! Volunteers will spread dirt and mulch in a mounded row around the Baton Roots utility yard. This mulch bed will be the future planting site for strawberries and pollinators! This is a high-mobility activity including a lot of movement and lifting 20+lbs.

Join us for the OneRouge Earth Day Lunch & Learn on Friday, April 19th, and connect with fellow changemakers through networking, hands-on activities, and a dynamic panel discussion on environmental justice and poverty. Meet the voices behind the OneRouge calls, hear from experts addressing environmental inequities, and engage in interactive learning focused on sustainability and actionable solutions.