Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks

parsnips, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks

small rutabaga, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks (If you have a larger sow cooker, you could also add in a small turnip, some sweet potato, or winter squash. Feel free to sub root vegetables in or out based on your preferences.)

large onion, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks

garlic cloves, peeled

sea salt, plus more for seasoning the roast

freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning the roast

dried thyme

chuck roast (Mine had a very small bone in it, but a boneless roast would work too.)

homemade stock