All around the world, NYC is referred to as the concrete jungle, buildings stacked on top of one another for as far as the eye can see and a never ending river of excitement flowing through the streets of the city that never sleeps. But through the cracks in the pavement, sidewalks, and at the edges of the city, grasses, herbs, and weeds break through to remind us of the omnipresence and resilience of nature. More and more greenspaces are emerging as oases for city dwellers, and we are finding that composting, upcycling, community sustained agriculture, and zero waste initiatives are becoming increasingly prevalent.
This coming week, join Root to Heaven founder Nicole Adriana Casanova for a two-day event and tree giveaway to help support and fortify the local ecosystem with more care, wisdom and life!
On Thursday night, participants will tune in online to learn about Root to Heaven's original mission and 5-year initiative, Family Tree, and share a guided meditation on the biodiversity of life. We will cover how to plant seeds, flowers, food and trees in a prayerful way that will benefit all of humanity, and participants will be given the opportunity to share a song for the earth, for life, and all good things to flourish.
Following the online event, attendees are invited to the Golden Drum on Saturday, May 28th, between 2-4pm for a bare root tree** giveaway outside on the sidewalk***. Each person will be given up to 5 bare root trees to take home bagged and with enough good soil to safely transport the trees. Once home or wherever you will plant these trees, you will have to have your own soil for the planting.
To help cover the costs of transport, soil for home transportation, and material, participants are asked to donate $30 to Root to Heaven.
** It is recommended that all bare root trees be healed into the earth within 48 hours of receiving them on Saturday.
*** We recommend that people keep safe social distance and be masked even outside, as COVID risk is once again high, we want to do healthy things in ways that protect everyone's health.
Funds raised will be used toward a reforestation at Sanctorum EcoVillage in Colorado, purchase of a greenhouse for a tree nursery, and to help support installation of an irrigation system at a food forest we have been helping create with our friends in Akwesasne.
For individuals who wish to order from out of state and/or who cannot attend the giveaway, you can buy trees from Flowering Sun Ecology Center by clicking the button below.
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Founded in late 2020, the mission of Root to Heaven is to work alongside communities, municipalities, individuals, and trusts to plant 1,000,000 indigenous plants within the next 5 years. By doing this Root to Heaven hopes to become a leader in regenerative culture and carbon drawdown and an internationally recognized and trusted organization for ecological rehabilitation & climate solutions.
Nicole Adriana Casanova
Nicole Adriana Casanova is a Boriken born student of Maestro Manuel Rufino, a Taino Elder who founded the Golden Drum cultural center in Brooklyn and many communities around the world. She is a graduate of the New School in New York City. Her cross-disciplinary study included Food Justice and Sovereignty, Environmental Economics and Psychology.
Nicole is a writer, poet, songkeeper and storyteller. Over the past decade, Nicole has been blessed to travel the world and study with great teachers, elders, and spiritual traditions. As a healer, she has administered to 1,000s of people and her passion is to shift from individual healing to collective healing. Growing up, Nicole’s best friends were trees and this organization gives her the opportunity to keep good on the promises she made in the wisdom of childhood. Root to Heaven in Nicole’s prayer for the Waters of the Earth.