TNFP Welcomes Makisha White as Meals Coordinator

Makisha with volunteers from Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC), a component facility of the Navy Reserve Center.

Makisha was introduced to TNFP last year when her family took on a community garden plot at Wedgewood Urban Garden. Now she is thrilled to be part of our staff as she steps into her role of Meals Coordinator. Makisha's desire to serve others was inspired by her father's military service. Her career began in nursing, but recently she changed gears in order to embrace her true passion of cooking and serving her community. She stays busy balancing her job at TNFP while finishing her Bachelor of Science Degree in Culinary Arts Management at The Art Institute of Nashville and enjoying family time with her husband and 3 children. In her leisure time she loves cooking and gardening (of course), and trying new activities like camping and zip-lining. Stop by our kitchen - Makisha is looking forward to meeting you!

Cabbage!

Meals Manager Anne Sale helps Treanor Granbery unload 345 pounds of cabbage donated from the Granbery farm. Meals Coordinator Makisha White is excited to include this beautiful green and purple cabbage in our meals this week. A huge thank you to the Granbery family for their generosity!

A Note

Dear Grace,

Everyone was so grateful for the food that Nashville Food Project provided to our first ever Defend Your Rights workshop in Cayce public housing. With kids, 18 people participated, so it was the perfect amount of food. The greens were the biggest hit. Here's a couple photos from the workshop. One is of some of the participants and the other is of a skit on organizing against workplace abuse.

Thanks. You rock.

Mt. Carmel Supports Youth

We are excited to partner with Mt Carmel's new program, G.A.N.G (Gentlemen And Not Gangsters) - a youth mentoring group that's teaming up with the Juvenile Courts. We're sharing 30 lunches served alongside their weekly meetings. Our first lunch was delivered last week and was happily welcomed to the table!

Delvin Farms Helps Feed the Community

Volunteer Kelly Hines, TNFP kitchen staff Sarah Morgan and Darrius Hall, garden coordinator Madi Holtzman, Hank Delvin Jr. and intern Marijke Kylstra harvest at Delvin Farms. (Marilyn Lane participated but was busy taking this photo!)

We are thrilled to partner with Delvin Farms this growing season. Every Monday morning TNFP staff and volunteers will travel to this beautiful organic farm in College Grove to harvest vegetables from their fields. We will use this food in our meals to help feed some of Nashville's most vulnerable residents. With a crew of six workers last week, we harvested 135 lbs of squash & zucchini, 30 lbs of kale, 25 lbs of onions and 10 lbs of strawberries.  We are so grateful to the Delvin family for their generosity of sharing this beautiful produce. If you would like to join us on the farm, contact Darrius Hall at darrius@thenashvillefoodproject.org.

You're Invited!

ITOP students take a break to play and be carefree on their last workday of the semester at the Wedgewood garden.

We are partnering with the Frist Center and the Oasis Center’s International Teen Outreach Program (ITOP) to create a unique art installation in celebration of the United Nations' World Refugee Day. Join us at our Wedgewood Urban Garden from noon until 2pm on Saturday, June 20th, when teaching artist Daniel Furbish and the teens will unveil their artwork. The Wedgewood garden is located at 613 Wedgewood Avenue. Additional street parking is available along Benton Avenue. Hope to see you there!

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Goodlettsville Middle School

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We want to extend our sincerest appreciation for the students at Goodlettsville Middle School who designed and implemented a concessions business to raise money for local causes. We are the humbled and grateful recipient of a generous donation from these young social entrepreneurs. They not only came to present their donation, but happily jumped into several garden projects - on the coldest day of spring! Huge thanks to these students! You are an inspiration!

Nourishing a Community

These gardeners participate in our market garden trainings with TNFP garden manager Christina. They are preparing their plots for transplanting tomatoes that we've been growing in our greenhouse. Chandra, front left, recently sold $250 worth of mustard greens to his Bhutanese neighbors from his first spring harvests. Stay tuned for more information about a market stand we'll help operate this summer.