volunteers

From bread baking to beekeeping, weeding to watering, chopping to blending, and packing food into boxes and trucks, volunteering at The Nashville Food Project takes many forms. Every day, we rely on a dedicated, diverse community of volunteers who give their time, skills, and hearts to help create a city that is nourished by a just, sustainable food system.

1,083

volunteers across all programs

7,196

volunteer hours worked

Volunteer Portrait Project

Photographed by our dear friend Aidan Fitzpatrick, the Volunteer Portrait Project documented just a few of the faces in our community who helped to carry this work forward in 2023. The small, consistent, and caring gestures of our many volunteers are the beating heart of The Nashville Food Project.

Alycia, McGruder Community Garden

Denise & Amy, St. Luke's Community House Kitchen

Reverend & Mrs. Beach, McGruder Community Garden

Cosa, The Community Farm at Mill Ridge

Ann & Team, Headquarters Kitchen

Kelly, The Community Farm at Mill Ridge

Linda, The Community Farm at Mill Ridge

LuLu & Team, Growing Together Farm

Madison, Headquarters Kitchen

Mary, Headquarters Kitchen

Robert, Headquarters Kitchen

Mary, McGruder Community Garden

Rob & Team, Headquarters Kitchen

Stephen, Headquarters Kitchen

Theresa, Headquarters Kitchen

Yaminah & Erica, McGruder Community Garden

Building A Welcoming Community

In partnership with Welcoming America, a national nonprofit dedicated to fostering welcoming communities for immigrants and refugees, we hosted a series of Welcoming Week events in the fall.

At a family festival at the Community Farm at Mill Ridge, more than 100 people gathered to share a meal, play games, and get to know each other. Later in the week, we also hosted a panel that explored how organizations in our city are working together to make Nashville a safe and welcoming city for everyone.