February 16, 2021 IRC Online Content Volunteer Many IRC clients are expert farmers. From their homelands to years in refugee camps, they’ve gained unique knowledge in producing high-yield harvests from small plots of land. Now, through the IRC’s New Roots programs throughout Northern California, refugees, asylees and other special immigrants are renewing these skills locally in community-shared gardens. The programs in Sacramento, Oakland and Turlock each have distinct features. Sacramento The New Roots farming and gardening program at the IRC in Sacramento was activated in Bhutan, matu...