SUMMER FARM CAMPS: Middle School and High School Trevecca Nazarene Urban Farm Camps is hosting three sessions of camps this summer. This is a great opportunities to get your kids involved ( Grades 5-12 ) learning about beekeeping, caring for livestock, growing vegetables, cooking and much...
Read MoreGRAND OPENING: Richland Park Farmer's Market - May 7th Get Ready Our market is a week and a half away from the grand opening on Saturday May 7th. The Sylvan park and Nations neighborhoods are eager to support our local growers and the return of the...
Read MoreDEADLINE: USDA Local Food Marketing Practices Survey - May 2nd The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is launching a first-of-its-kind Local Food Marketing Practices Survey that will collect benchmark data on the production, marketing and sales of local food and...
Read MoreFILM SCREENING: Can You Dig This? - April 27th Members of Second Harvest’s Food Security Committee have set up a free film screening of Can You Dig This? at the Downtown Public Library on April 27th and want to invite you all to the event (flyer...
Read More2016 UT Organic Crops Field Tour - April 28th Please mark your calendar for the 2016 UT Organic Crops Field Tour at the East TN AgResearch and Education Center's Organic Crops Unit in Knoxville. The field tour will be on April 28th from 9 AM to...
Read MoreCONSULTATIONS: Free with Pending Grant Hello! The grant that we had previously which paid for consultations has been opened again with approval for past recipients to apply, and we are hoping to receive it once more to continue in helping others grow high quality produce. If...
Read MoreMEETING: Farmers Market in College Hill Mt. Olive Church in the College Hill area, across from Tennessee State University, 3411 Albion Street, is offering its lot/lawn to host a farmers market to serve the area with fresh food. We wanted to get input from Nashville farmers...
Read MoreThird Tuesday Field Days and Educational Workshops UPCOMING SESSION: April 19th, 2016 Demonstrations and workshops are related to food and agriculture and taught by TSU professionals. Registration opens at 9:00 am; Workshop 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. All demonstrations and workshops have a $15 fee. Lunch is included. To...
Read MoreWEBINAR: Transitioning to Organic Production - April 5th 2016 This webinar will explore the challenges producers face when transitioning part or all of their operation to organic certification. Case studies will be used to profile and discuss different producer groups that are successful in the transition...
Read MoreTRAINING: Armed to Farm - June 12-16,2017 (Application deadline 4.28) The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is now accepting applications from military veterans who want to attend our week-long Armed to Farm (ATF) Training. ATF allows veterans and their spouses to experience sustainable, profitable small-scale...
Read More