https://www.realrootsfoodsystems.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/1594679249740-TY6VXXPKTGG6C7JUH6PA/MoonSun.PNG Home https://www.realrootsfoodsystems.com/land daily 0.75 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/76cd1012-c30f-40a0-9990-8c4542dd41b3/the+land.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/1594608063624-ZAUJ0WA47O8XKL5JAGU5/image-asset.jpeg THE LAND - THE FARMER Mark Davis I’m originally from Fredericksburg, VA, a small independent city of 25,000 in Central VA. As a child, I always had an interest in plants…it usually took the form of me making “potions” out of different plants I would pick and smash up in my mom’s old tupperware. As I got older, I developed a passion for science and language, particularly chemistry and Latin, and I’ve carried that with me my entire life. After graduating high school, I attended Howard University in Washington D.C for 3 years, studying Linguistics, Ancient Languages, and Philosophy. Although I did not graduate, I left with an intellectual perspective that I will always be grateful for…a newfound understanding of my roots as a black man in America, and a mental arsenal of philosophical teachings ranging from Seneca to Garvey. Needless to say, there weren’t too many people hiring in the field of Ancient Latin, so I spent a few years writing and performing music and working in the food service industry until I decided to embrace the curious duality of life and move to the former capital of the Confederacy… Richmond, Virginia. In 2017 I formalized some of my knowledge of agriculture and gardening through the Tricycle Urban Agriculture Certification program here in Richmond and first conceptualized my lifelong quest towards business ownership and self-reliance. During a brief stint in Philadelphia, I participated in the Penn State Extension Master Gardener program and informally started RealRoots as a community garden next door to my apartment and a mobile garden maintenance service. It didn’t take long to miss Richmond…I moved back within a year and a half. I formally organized and licensed RealRoots Food Systems LLC and began the work that I hope to continue for the rest of my life. https://www.realrootsfoodsystems.com/partners daily 0.75 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/94fbec8a-84e9-47f4-ad64-e6616c637d47/carter+farms.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/be5d4988-b690-465c-8f3d-d4f3f0b638c3/shine+farm.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/56582d66-6075-4cdf-9234-8a1f8ea37dbc/happily+natural.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/cb3cd21e-79db-4a25-9af9-f3a224174cba/nope.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/40ae2b87-d3b6-4988-9c4a-594dc43a8c77/seasonal+roots.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/e0092a80-db59-4afb-8880-3e06952b7deb/ellwoods.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/1594677106450-BO1OY6165PSVKEETP7XN/MoonSun.PNG OUR PARTNERS https://www.realrootsfoodsystems.com/joinworkforce daily 0.75 2025-10-01 https://www.realrootsfoodsystems.com/commitment daily 0.75 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/1594679334104-XLA6RXUZ9XGPLL3DV8DS/MoonSun.PNG THE COMMITMENT https://www.realrootsfoodsystems.com/foodshare daily 0.75 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/cc37d13a-18ec-43fd-a050-d41b068c67d6/IMG_20230825_064603_485.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/1617201748622-60SS4C4DDX523VB32ONN/Screenshot_2021-03-30++christopher_risch+%E2%80%A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos.png The Foodshare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/1617210927310-OURO7A3IGMCK0EKOLEOE/Screenshot_2021-03-30+RealRoots+Food+Systems+%28+realrootsfoodsystems%29+%E2%80%A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos%281%29.png The Foodshare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/d86bc193-c9d3-4cdf-b1e9-bd1dc3baa820/IMG_7421AC948B4D-1.jpeg The Foodshare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f09e1de9729e33fbe354e8f/1617205198539-P9YS57FFNUPVU037RPCL/IMG_6887+%281%29.jpg The Foodshare - Questions? Shoot us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.