La granja
Cinco acres. Cuatrocientas gallinas. 256 estudiantes.
La granja no es una metáfora. Es una granja en funcionamiento donde los estudiantes crían animales, cuidan flores y cosechan su trabajo. ¿Por qué? Porque los niños crecen igual que los seres vivos. Despacio. Con cuidado. Con raíces.
Programas y animales.
Cada animal en esta granja tiene un nombre, una función y un estudiante que lo cuida. Aquí está el elenco.
Pixie & Violet
Our rescue donkeys. On a permanent diet they keep ruining. Whine when separated, which is how the neighborhood found out we have donkeys.
Cusco
Our llama and self-appointed farm bouncer. Cranky. Will spit. Earned it.
Lady
Our lone alpaca. Shy. The opposite energy of Cusco but his constant companion. Buy dryer balls made from her fiber at any of our festivals.
The Churro flock
A breed-recovery flock. Part of a national program to bring back the Navajo-Churro sheep. We've been breeding since 2024 and showcasing these sheep have become a pivotal part of our 4-H Livestock Program.
Mangalitsa mama & piglets
Three curly-haired piglets, a rare breed. Mama runs the show. Students learn pasture-based animal husbandry on her schedule.
The chickens
Four hundred laying hens. We hatch our own chicks and order some from a hatchery in Idaho every spring. The chickens have 10,000 square feet to roam and scratch beneath our fruit trees.
The 4-H turkeys
Raised by students for Thanksgiving. The students do the planning, feeding, and health checks.
The flowers
Seeded, weeded, harvested by students. The flowers are sold through a collective of local farms, Picklinq, as part of our job skills training program. Students also have free access to make their own bouquets and arrangements.
Career & Technical Education (CTE)
The farm is one of the most impactful ways for students to earn CTE credit. Real animals, real customers, real deadlines. Students apply classroom learning to the daily work of a commercial operation and walk out of high school with hands-on experience that builds toward a career.
Farm-based CTE activities include:
- Animal husbandry. Daily care, breeding cycles, basic veterinary observation.
- Floral production. Seeding, harvesting, post-harvest handling, sales through Picklinq.
- Egg production. Flock health, collection, grading, packaging, delivery routing.
- 4-H turkey program. A full year of student-led poultry operations.
- Farm operations. Equipment, fencing, irrigation, soil management.
Events at the farm.
La granja abre al público varias veces al año. Los festivales son de entrada libre y ambiente familiar. La Harvest Gala es nuestra única noche con boleto, de botas y etiqueta formal, y financia el año.
Farm Event
Harvest Gala
Nuestra segunda gala anual y el evento benéfico más importante del año. Una cena de la granja a la mesa en el campo de flores.
Mocktails artesanales y aperitivos, una cena cultivada en esta granja, música en vivo, historias de nuestros estudiantes y una subasta en vivo. A las cinco de la tarde.
Detalles y boletos
Sigue a @rootshighcharter en Instagram para enterarte del anuncio del próximo festival.
Farm Partners.
Roots does not run the farm alone. These partners buy product, share expertise, place students in apprenticeships, or open their fields to our kids.
Picklinq
A floral partnership between Roots High Farm and 20 other local farms. Picklinq connects blooms from flower farms to florists across the Wasatch Front.
Visit ↗4-H Utah
Our 4-H Livestock Program and Turkey Program are supported by our partnership with Utah State University and Utah State 4-H.
Visit ↗Navajo-Churro Sheep Association
Our Churro flock is a part of the national breed-recovery program for this endangered sheep. We've been breeding since 2024.
Visit ↗Want to partner? Email farm@rootshigh.org. We are always open to relationships that may benefit our students and our community.
Where to find Roots eggs & flowers.
Roots sells through partners, not direct. Here's where to find what the students grow.
- Roots eggs: at Liberty Heights Fresh (1290 South 1100 East, Salt Lake City) and Central 9th Market (161 W 900 S, Salt Lake City)
- Roots flowers: through Picklinq, distributed to florists across the Wasatch Front. Ask your local florist if they carry them.
- Roots floral arrangements: students design and assemble arrangements for weddings, funerals, and events. Pickup at the farm only. Request a quote →
Book a floral arrangement.
Roots floral students design and build arrangements from stems grown on the farm. Weddings. Funerals. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Anything that needs flowers and an event date. Tell us what the day is, what you want it to feel like, and we send back a quote.
- Pickup onlyAt the farm, 1301 Cesar Chavez Dr, West Valley City. Students do not deliver.
- PaymentVenmo, or card with a 3% processing fee.
- Lead timeTwo weeks minimum. Weddings and large events, four to six.
Volunteer at the farm.
Outside hands keep the farm strong. Tell us how you'd like to help. Every interest form gets read and a real person follows up.
Long-term · Weekend animal care
Weekend animal care.
Animals don't take weekends off. Trained volunteers cover Saturday and Sunday shifts to spread the work while covering the animals' needs. Work includes feeding, watering, cleaning, basic health checks, and general farm maintenance.
Volunteers work unsupervised, so reliability is critical. We train every accepted volunteer before they start.
Right fit if: you can commit to a recurring weekend shift, you show up when you say you will, and you're comfortable around large animals.
One-time · Group volunteer day
Group volunteer days.
Bring your team to the farm for a day of real work that supports a real school. Corporate teams, civic clubs, and faith groups have built fence, mucked stalls, harvested the flower beds, prepped Spring Fest, and stocked the pantry.
Group days pair labor with a donation to the farm program. This combination is what keeps the farm running for our students.
Right fit if: ten to thirty people, half a day, and your group is excited to support a school worth supporting.
You will receive a reply from farm@rootshigh.org within a week to confirm fit.
Support the farm.
Feed for the chickens. Vet bills for the donkeys. Fencing, fuel, project costs for the 4-H turkeys. Public school dollars do not cover this. Donors do.
No farm-specific giving options currently available. For school-wide funds (Neighbor Fund, Pantry, Sub for Santa), see the Donate page.
Looking for school-wide funds (Neighbor Fund, Pantry, Sub for Santa)? Those live on the Donate page.
Farm tours & open houses.
School tours include the farm. A current student walks every visiting family past the chickens, the donkeys, and the flower beds. Book a school tour →
Public farm open houses run twice a year, in the spring and the fall. Watch the school's Instagram or subscribe to SMS alerts for dates.
Group visits, field trips, and corporate volunteer days happen by arrangement. Email farm@rootshigh.org with the size of your group, what you would like to see, and the dates that work.