Welcome to the Radiant Roots Official website! Radiant Roots strives to provide self-sustaining gardens for low-income communities. 

Problem Statement

According to the Institute for Emerging Issues, as of 2021, about 1.2 million citizens in North Carolina face the issue of food insecurity. Defined as the lack of nutritious and sufficient foods a person can easily access, the issue of food insecurity in North Carolina is mostly felt in rural areas which don't receive the attention or resources needed for healthy food choices. While the use of community gardens does reduce food insecurity, (as stated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)), many individuals simply lack the time to maintain these gardens. Unless something is done to make community gardens more self-reliant and less reliant on an individual, food insecurity will remain a pressing issue to the citizens of North Carolina.