Empowering individuals starts with education.

Learning and growing together

Our community classes are open to anyone interested in learning fun, practical skills. Build your knowledge and make new friends in your community.

The vocational farm at Rooted For Good - Kirkland provides valuable job training and work opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. It’s a working farm that also hosts some of our summer camps and gardening classes.

first grade measuring lesson

Rooted for Good Community Classes

Join us to learn about a variety of topics related to food and health. Classes are held at Rooted For Good - Genoa, Rooted For Good - Kirkland, or at one of our teaching gardens.

What kind of things do we teach? We’ve held classes on:

  • Gardening
  • Garden planning
  • Seed saving
  • Cooking
  • Making fresh pasta
  • Making homemade pickles
  • And more!

Calendar of Events
girls decorating cookies

Rooted for Good - Kirkland

(Formerly Walnut Grove Vocational Farm)

33600 Pearl Street
Kirkland, IL 60115

Vocational farm participants learn valuable life and job skills in a fun, healthy, integrated environment. Plants grown by the individuals are sold to support the program.

Each vocational student gets a training program customized just for them. We also help place students in agriculture or horticulture jobs or volunteer opportunities throughout the community.

Vocational students learn real job skills at a pace that’s comfortable for them. The training program is tailored to meet each person’s abilities and needs.
working on the farm

Students will get real-world experience in in-demand job skills like:

  • Greenhouse production
  • Garden vegetable production
  • Landscape maintenance

Program Guide
Participant Application
Volunteer at the Farm