The Nashville Food Project
Address
5904 California Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 460-0172
AKA:
TNFP Meals and Community Gardens in Cheatham & Davidson Counties
Description:
Brings people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city through a just and sustainable food system in Cheatham and Davidson counties. The community garden project includes production, community and market garden programming. Three community gardens provide a space for participants to grow food for themselves and their families, sharing resources of lands, tools, and garden training. The gardens aim to create space for deep connection to the land and to diverse community-building strategies - places where both people and the land can heal. Community Meal program is open to organizations which cook and share thousands of made-from-scratch, nutritious meals and snacks each week in collaboration with anti-poverty and community building organizations in our city.
Hours:
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Intake Process:
TNFP operates through a partnership model; organizations may apply for our assistance. If you are an organization that is interested in becoming a meal partner, please submit an online application. To make an emergency food request, please submit an online application.
Program Fees:
Sliding Scale Fee
Eligibility:
Open to individuals and organizations in Cheatham and Davidson counties; COMMUNITY GARDEN: the Nashville Food Project prioritizes garden space for returning gardeners and people who identify as having significant barriers to growing food. Gardeners are expected to comply with a training and work schedule.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING TO OFFER MEALS:
To be eligible for a meal partnership, an organization must demonstrate the following:
-Be Located in Middle Tennessee
-Serve people facing economic, health, cultural or social barriers to accessing nutritious food
-Support a regularly scheduled, ongoing gathering or program that helps reduce some of those barriers
-Have an average attendance of at least 20 people
-Prioritize decreasing food waste
-If receiving and handling food at your location, the facility must have clean dry storage and refrigeration. You must also either provide access to the facility or have a person available to receive all food deliveries.
Is Shelter?
No
Date of Official Change:
April 12, 2023
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer opportunities are available to work in the garden and help with meal preparation. More information can be found on http://www.thenashvillefoodproject.org/give-time/
To volunteer in agency kitchens, individuals must be at least 12 years of age (accompanied by an adult) or 14 years old (to work independently). To volunteer in our gardens, individuals must be at least 8 years of age (accompanied by an adult) or 16 years old (to work independently).
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
5904 California Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209
Contacts
C.J. Sentell
Lauren Bailey
Director of Community Engagement
Phone Numbers
Main Office
(615) 460-0172
Services
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Description
Includes production, community and market garden programming. The three community gardens provide a space for participants to grow food for themselves and their families, sharing resources of lands, tools, and garden training. The gardens aim to create space for deep connection to the land and to diverse community-building strategies â places where both people and the land can heal.
Required Documents
No documents required
Eligibility
The Nashville Food Project prioritizes garden space for returning gardeners and people who identify as having significant barriers to growing food. Gardeners are expected to comply with a training and work schedule.
Fees
An annual community garden plot fee of $10-$70 is required, depending on plot size. This fee will go toward expenses of the community garden.
Intake Procedure
Apply to garden with us, either as a community gardener or an individual plot holder, by March 1 at thenashvillefoodproject.org/signup.
Service Area
Davidson and Cheatham counties
Geography Served
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Cheatham County
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
Description
Community Meals Program cooks and shares thousands of made-from-scratch, nutritious meals and snacks each week in collaboration with anti-poverty and community building organizations in our city.
Required Documents
No documents required
Eligibility
FOR ORGANIZATIONS: To be eligible for a meal partnership, an organization must demonstrate the following -Be Located in Middle Tennessee -Serve people facing economic, health, cultural or social barriers to accessing nutritious food -Support a regularly scheduled, ongoing gathering or program that helps reduce some of those barriers -Have an average attendance of at least 20 people -Prioritize decreasing food waste -If receiving and handling food at your location, the facility must have clean dry storage and refrigeration. You must also either provide access to the facility or have a person available to receive all food deliveries.
Fees
Sliding Scale (partnership-based)
Intake Procedure
Operates through a partnership model; organizations (but not individuals) may apply for our assistance. If you are an organization that is interested in becoming a meal partner, please submit an online application. To make an emergency food request, please submit an online application.
Service Area
Davidson and Cheatham counties
Geography Served
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Cheatham County
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
Description
Volunteer opportunities are available to work in the garden and help with meal preparation. More information can be found on http://www.thenashvillefoodproject.org/give-time/
Hours
Business Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm * Volunteer hours vary. Check website for more information
Required Documents
No documents required
Eligibility
To volunteer in our kitchens, individuals must be at least 12 years of age (accompanied by an adult) or 14 years old (to work independently). To volunteer in our gardens, individuals must be at least 8 years of age (accompanied by an adult) or 16 years old (to work independently).
Fees
No fee
Intake Procedure
Volunteers may find available opportunities posted on our site. Group projects are also feasible if arranged with prior notice. You may contact our Director of Community Engagement at lauren@thenashvillefoodproject.org with questions.
Service Area
Davidson County
Geography Served
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Cheatham County
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
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