Ruby Grow

Ruby Grow is a social enterprise business operating within High Rocks Educational Corporation. This business is an organic agriculture program where young people in the community work while learning and earning as they grow and sell produce. The Ruby Grow program is an educational market garden that focuses on growing food and people, while strengthening the community.

We grow food in high tunnels and outdoor field space. Our clientele include local schools, restaurants, food pantries and farmer markets.  Enhancing personal and professional skills, building partnerships and relationships that create strong networks, and strengthening entrepreneurial readiness, are all focuses of the Ruby Grow program. We use the High Rocks methodology to educate and act on food security and preservation, farm to school efforts, marketing and selling products, business planning and community resilience.

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The program was started in 2020 as “Ruby Grow”, in memory of Ruby Burns, a founding board member of the High Rocks.  In honor of the Burns family, High Rocks helps local young people to develop leadership and community engagement, as they create pathways to stay in Pocahontas County, building a secure economic future for themselves and their communities.

Check out our video feature in the West Virginia Department of Agriculture's Digital Market Bulletin.