Growing Together Farmers Market Opens May 2 in South Nashville
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Growing Together Farmers Market Opens May 2 in South Nashville
The Nashville Food Project invites the community to celebrate the opening day of the Growing Together Farmers Market on Saturday, May 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The market takes place on the Growing Together Farm, located behind Christ Lutheran Church at 299 Haywood Lane.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 2, 2025) – The Nashville Food Project’s weekly farmers market features produce grown by farmers from Bhutan and Burma who arrived in the United States as immigrants and refugees. For more than a decade, these farmers have provided fresh, local food to Nashville families through a Community Supported Agriculture program and have contributed to the city’s food culture, including partnerships with local restaurants.
The Growing Together Farmers Market offers a welcoming space where neighbors can connect with the people who grow their food. Visitors can shop for fresh produce and explore offerings from additional local growers, makers, and food producers from across Nashville.
“Markets like this are about more than food. They are about connection, opportunity, and making space for farmers to share their work and their stories,” said C.J. Sentell, CEO of The Nashville Food Project. “We are grateful to be part of a community that continues to show up for one another.”
The market will take place every Saturday from May 2 through November 21, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in South Nashville’s international corridor.
Vendor applications for the 2026 season are still open.
Event DetailsWhat: Growing Together Farmers Market Opening DayWhen: Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Where: Growing Together Farm, behind Christ Lutheran Church, 299 Haywood Lane, Nashville
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About The Nashville Food Project
The Nashville Food Project was born from the belief that all people should have access to the food they want and need. In pursuit of that vision, we bring people together to grow, cook, and share food, cultivating community and working to alleviate hunger across our city.
In Nashville, one in seven people lacks consistent access to enough food to sustain a healthy lifestyle, while more than 40% of all food goes to waste. Hunger is not caused by a lack of food alone. It is shaped by systems. Poverty, unemployment, low wages, and rising housing costs all contribute to the challenges many of our neighbors face.
We believe food can be a powerful tool to foster health, belonging, and justice in our community. Through our kitchens, Community Agriculture Network, and partnerships across Nashville, we work to transform surplus into nourishment and connection.
In 2026, we will share more than 344,000 scratch-made meals and recover over 330,000 pounds of food, supporting after-school programs, immigrant communities, homeless outreach organizations, and many others across Nashville.
Grow — In our gardens, we grow organic food intensively, and share resources with others interested in growing their own food.
Cook — In our kitchens, we use recovered, donated and garden-grown food to prepare and cook made-from-scratch meals.
Share — In our community, we share nourishing meals in partnership with local poverty-disrupting nonprofits and community groups.
The Nashville Food Project embraces a vision of vibrant community food security in which everyone in Nashville has access to the food they want and need through a just and sustainable food system.
