we bring people together over nourishing food

How You Can Help

Creating community food security is a shared effort. We rely on donors and volunteers to sustain this work. While 80% of our ingredients are recovered or donated, we cover the cost of the remaining 20% - along with infrastructure, staffing, and transportation needed to turn food into meals and meals into connection. Every contribution helps us share meals, grow food, and deepen impact.

  • The Nashville Food Project brings people together to grow, cook, and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city. We believe that food is more than fuel - it’s a powerful medium for connection, dignity, and transformation. Our vision is vibrant community food security, where everyone can access the food they want and need through a just and sustainable system. In this future, food improves nutrition security, strengthens local economies, stewards the environment, and fosters belonging across Nashville’s diverse communities. Together, we are building a city where food supports the well being of all.

  • We believe good food is a basic human right. At The Nashville Food Project, we don’t just feed people - we connect food access with community food security. Through three core categories - Grow, Cook, and Share - we align underutilized resources like surplus food, idle land, and community knowledge to reduce hunger and build a more equitable food system. Our programs operate at the intersection of food access, economic opportunity, and environmental stewardship. Each week, we prepare 6,000-7,000 scratch made meals, recover surplus food, and support community members in growing culturally meaningful crops, making nourishing food more accessible today and in the future.