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Rooted In Wellness

Brought to you by the Wellness Fund

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Rooted in Wellness is our community garden's holistic wellness initiative, designed to support the whole health of University Village residents through the simple, grounding act of growing food together. We believe that time spent in the garden — whether you're planting seeds, harvesting herbs, or sharing a meal with neighbors — is time spent investing in your well-being. Through hands-on workshops, seasonal workdays, and shared learning, we create space for every community member to slow down, connect with the earth, and find balance amid the business of student and family life.

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At the heart of Rooted in Wellness is the belief that wellness looks different for everyone — and that our garden can meet people where they are. From exploring traditional healing plants to picking up garden-to-table cooking skills, our programming draws on the rich knowledge and lived experiences of our diverse community to offer something meaningful for all.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Native American Student Development recognizes that UC Berkeley sits on the territory of xučyun (Huichin), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo speaking Ohlone people, the successors of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and other familial descendants of the Verona Band. 

We recognize that every member of the Berkeley community has benefitted, and continues to benefit, from the use and occupation of this land since the institution’s founding in 1868. Consistent with our values of community, inclusion and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university’s relationship to Native peoples. As members of the Berkeley community, it is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the land on which we stand, but also, we recognize that the Muwekma Ohlone people are alive and flourishing members of the Berkeley and broader Bay Area communities today.

This acknowledgement was co-created with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and Native American Student Development and is a living document.

© 2025 by UC VIllage Community Garden. 

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