Thrive & Rooted: A fresh way of thinking about food
Thrive & Rooted In The Media
We’re honored to be spotlighted in Medium where Thrive & Rooted’s mission is celebrated for nurturing healthier lives and stronger communities through plant-based nutrition, sustainable living, and compassionate education. The article highlights our Powered by Plants series, community partnerships, and how reconnecting with food, from soil to plate, can spark lasting wellness and meaningful change.
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Thrive And Rooted: A Fresh Way of Thinking About Food on Medium
Root & Bloom: Child Crisis Arizona
Thrive & Rooted partnered with Child Crisis Arizona to bring more life, color and nourishment into the spaces where their children learn and grow. Our work began on the rooftop of their Mesa campus, helping refresh a butterfly garden with native plants and water smart irrigation so pollinators and young people could find a calm, restorative space to land.
Soon after, we continued that partnership by supporting the boys in one of their group homes, building raised vegetable beds they could plant, tend and eventually taste from. Together, we dug into the soil, talked through how to help their vegetables thrive, and showed them how to protect and care for their crops. We provided seeds for their winter garden and guided them as they planted and covered each bed with intention and pride.
These shared moments in the dirt connect wellness, nature and community, and we are grateful to watch both the gardens and the boys who nurture them begin to flourish.
Thrive & Rooted at Juneteenth Mesa Zen Nights
Thrive & Rooted joined Mesa Zen Nights for their Juneteenth celebration to honor freedom, joy and community with education and nourishment for the whole family. At our booth, neighbors and friends stopped by to play What Feeds What, our interactive matching game connecting everyday foods to the parts of the body they support. Kids and adults alike laughed, learned and shared stories about the meals that shaped them.
We gifted sustainable grab bags filled with veggie themed coloring and activity books, plant based treats and affirmation stickers designed to spark curiosity and self love long after the festival lights dimmed. We raffled off one of our Thrive & Rooted shirts, sending a lucky guest home wrapped in mission and pride.
This event also marked the debut of our compassionate storytelling series featuring Better Piggies Rescue, reminding everyone that living well extends beyond our plates and into how we care for animals, each other and the world we share.
Moments like this remind us how deeply food, history and healing intertwine, and we are grateful to stand alongside our community as we learn, grow and celebrate together.
Better Piggies Rescue x Thrive and Rooted
Pollination Grant Partnership
Through the Pollination Grant, Thrive and Rooted has stepped alongside Better Piggies Rescue to uplift their mission with heart, storytelling and community education. We spent time on the ground capturing the spirit of the sanctuary and produced both a full length community video and a short social media version to help more people meet the pigs and hear their stories.
Our work continued beyond the barn. We held an educational booth focused on the intelligence and emotional lives of pigs and premiered our video to families curious about compassionate living. Kids and adults learned that pigs solve puzzles, remember faces and form friendships, and that places like Better Piggies Rescue exist because love and advocacy go hand in hand.
To widen the circle even further, we ran digital ads to bring new supporters, volunteers and adopters to the rescue’s door, using storytelling to make every click feel like a step toward kindness.
This collaboration reminds us that compassion grows stronger when it is shared, and we are honored to help these rescued pigs and the people who care for them shine.
Thrive and Rooted is on Instagram
Our Instagram page is a growing garden of learning, created to nourish curiosity and inspire everyday change. We share plant based education that makes healthy eating feel joyful and accessible, along with simple gardening tips that help families grow food at home, no matter their experience or space.
You will find recipes, seasonal planting guidance, community highlights and gentle reminders that taking small steps with plants can transform wellness from the inside out. It is a space rooted in encouragement, connection and the belief that knowledge shared is nourishment multiplied.
Come learn, plant and grow with us!
