Community
Past Events & Community Involvement
2024 Go Clean, Get Green Kit matching some beautiful yellow Daffodils.
2024 Urban Roots crew (minus a couple) posing after our annual litter cleanup on the Trenton Connector!
Litter Cleanup in Progress
2024 Go Clean, Get Green Kit matching some beautiful yellow Daffodils.
Pictou County
Go Clean, Get Green
Urban Roots participates in Pictou County Go Clean, Get Green. We have helped clean over 1,000 lbs of waste from our roadsides and communities each year.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Bowl for Kids Sake
We take part in Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake each year. Our team raised almost $1,000 for 2024!
A Big Brothers Big Sisters pamphlet, Urban Roots team sign, and scorecard.
Back of Urban Roots team member seated in our assigned lane, with Urban Roots logo visible.
2023 Urban Roots Team
A Big Brothers Big Sisters pamphlet, Urban Roots team sign, and scorecard.
Urban Roots truck on Park St, New Glasgow
Our arborist Jeremy assisting Town of New Glasgow with staking an Oak tree.
Arborist Jeremy leading local third graders to tree planting locations in a local park.
Urban Roots truck on Park St, New Glasgow
Tree Planting Initiatives
Urban Roots participated in several tree plantings with the Town of New Glasgow in 2023. Our most recent was on Earth Day 2024, assisting with a red Oak planting on Park Street. Taking part in tree planting initiatives aligns with our values of plant health care and permaculture!
Tree for Boston
Urban Roots had the honor of wrapping the Tree for Boston for several years running. Every year, Nova Scotia sends the city of Boston a Christmas tree to thank them for the assistance they gave us after the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917.
Wrapping the Tree for Boston
Wrapping the Tree for Boston
Wrapping the Tree for Boston
Wrapping the Tree for Boston
Flowers and thank-you card from Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home
Flowers and thank-you card from Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home
Annual Flower Donation
Urban Roots completed our first Annual Flower Donation. We searched for a local organization that could enjoy our flowers, and chose Ivey's Terrace Nursing Home in Trenton. Flowers were planted in August, 2023 and sourced from our greenhouse. We hope to make this an annual campaign and brighten up local organizations in our area!
Pictou County Home Show
Our booth at the Pictou County Home Show 2023, located at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. We had the opportunity to meet with many members of our community and share our expertise.
2023 Home Show at PC Wellness Centre.
2023 Home Show at PC Wellness Centre.
2023 Home Show at PC Wellness Centre.
2023 Home Show at PC Wellness Centre.
Urban Roots booth at the 2024 job fair, located in the Pictou County Wellness Centre.
Urban Roots recruitment poster at our booth.
Urban Roots HR Manager, Amber (left in green), and Marketing Coordinator Dani (right) at the PC Wellness Centre Job Fair.
Urban Roots booth at the 2024 job fair, located in the Pictou County Wellness Centre.
NS Works Pictou County
Job Fair
Our HR Manager and Marketing Coordinator attended the 2023 and 2024 Nova Scotia Works Job Fair, located at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. We loved meeting all the friendly faces at our booth, as well as the other local businesses in our area who participated!
Litter Intervention Study
In Fall of 2023, Urban Roots collaborated with Pictou County Solid Waste, DivertNS, and Tim Hortons to conduct a Litter Intervention Study. We were chosen based on our participation every year as a business in Go Clean, Get Green! This study determined that over 2 weeks, litter was decreased by placing signage and extra garbage bins in local drive-thrus.
Urban Roots truck parked at Tim Hortons on Westville Road.
Urban Roots worker picking litter from drive-thru in Trenton.
Signage from Divert NS placed in drive-thru window.
Urban Roots truck parked at Tim Hortons on Westville Road.