As I sit down to write this post, I keep thinking about the cycles that come with gardening. The ebb and flow of planning, planting, tending and harvesting. And just like planting a garden, our work is cyclical…
Siddi Rimal: Gardener, Interpreter, Advocate
Introducing Tastes of Burma and Bhutan
4 Tips to Growing When the Going Gets Hot
July in Tennessee can be a tough time to stay motivated to get outside and face what seems like an endless wave of weeds, bugs, and humidity. But season after season, you may find yourself being drawn back in. How do you stay motivated to keep gardening? We asked our staff to share their tips and advice on staying inspired and active in their own gardens.
Celebrating the Community Farm at Mill Ridge
Since last fall, we’ve been busy breaking ground and building infrastructure at our newest garden site in southeast Nashville - the Community Farm at Mill Ridge Park. Located in Metro Nashville's newest regional park, this community farm will be a new home to TNFP garden programs. So much planning, love and work has already been poured into this project, and we were incredibly excited to celebrate with a grand opening of the farm on Saturday!
Understanding Garden Pests
It’s a beautiful spring day, and neighbors are gathering for garden workshop at the Wedgewood Urban Garden, an urban oasis tucked off of Wedgewood Avenue near the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. Today, we’re learning about garden pests. Whether it’s aphids or caterpillar worms, many gardeners can relate to pest problems. At TNFP gardens, we’re using and encouraging an approach to natural pest control called Integrated Pest Management…
A Guide to Seed Starting
Rocky Glade Farm
The Farmer & Chef Bond
Last week the Growing Together farmers hosted a visitor at their weekly training - Jessica Benefield, chef and partner at Two Ten Jack and The Green Pheasant. Jessica and her husband, Trey Burnett, were some of the first chefs to seek out and maintain a consistent relationship with Growing Together.
Mill Ridge Community Farm: A Place to Grow
To continue and expand TNFP’s thriving garden programs, we are excited to announce a new partnership with Metro Parks and Friends of Mill Ridge Park to develop a community farm at Metro Nashville's newest Regional Park, Mill Ridge Park in Antioch!
"Hey Thanks"
We were so grateful to read this INSPIRED article "Hey Thanks, Nashville Food Project" in this week's Nashville Scene. Each Scene editor was asked to write a thank you letter to a person, place or organization in Nashville. The Scene's culture editor, Erica Ciccarone, was a community gardener with TNFP at Wedgewood Urban Gardens this summer…
A Book and a Garden
A Place To Explore
Stepping Into Community
Walking into the Wedgewood Urban Garden feels a little magical. Surrounded by herbs, flowers, tomato plants and art created by local artists. It is a space where volunteers gather, where gardeners celebrate, and where people and plants grow. Recently a new feature has been added to the lower herb garden -- thirteen meticulously made, porcelain mosaic stepping stones.
Reflections of a First Time Gardener
Dead Nettle, Henbit, Chickweed, Bedstraw
This spring, staff from local garden care company, The Weeding Woman, led TNFP's garden staff in a workshop on... you guessed it... weeds! Our Production Garden Assistant, Jacob Siegler, reflects on the experience.