Knox County Community Garden & Growers Alliance

Community Gardens

Support your local community gardens to eliminate food insecurity, promote healthy eating habits, foster community involvement, and contribute to more sustainable, healthier, and beautiful neighborhoods.

Food Distribution

We are committed to producing and distributing 25,000 lbs of fresh produce to food-insecure areas in Knox County by the end of 2025.

Volunteer

Looking for a place to volunteer, make a difference, eliminate food insecurity, and get your hands dirty? Join the Alliance at our next volunteer opportunity and make a positive impact on our community.

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Tennessee Women in Agriculture

Tennessee Women in Agriculture works together to serve the community as a catalyst for resources and education in agriculture while facilitating effective networking opportunities.

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God’s Garden

God’s Garden is a faith-based community garden in East Knoxville created through a partnership between Mount Zion Baptist Church and Community Evangelistic Church. Dedicated in September 2025, the garden was established to grow fresh produce while cultivating hope, healing, and connection in the community. It serves as a space where…

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Concord United Methodist Church Community Garden

Through our mission ministries and activities, Concord UMC seeks to meet the physical, financial, spiritual and/or emotional needs in our community.

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Thrive Lonsdale Community Garden

Thrive began the Lonsdale Community Garden, where neighborhood families have individual garden beds to plant, grow, and harvest their own crops. The garden features a white fence with two gates and 16 raised beds, creating a welcoming community space for families and neighbors.

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Beardsley Community Farm

CAC Beardsley Community Farm works towards a healthier community in Knoxville by providing culturally relevant produce, accessible education, and land and resources for gardening.

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Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus Garden

The Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus Garden is a supplier of fresh produce to the Pellissippi Pantry as well as a community service hub.

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Miller Heritage Community Garden

This community garden located in the Western Heights/ Mechanicsville neighborhood sits on land that has remained in the Miller family for generations. The property’s transformation from a family homestead into a community-centered space is designed to expand access to fresh food and strengthen neighborhood connections. The idea to transform the…

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Karolyn and John Barnes Organic Garden

The Karolyn and John Barnes Organic Garden is a revitalized community garden in East Knoxville located at Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church. Once an overgrown in-ground garden, the space was transformed through a partnership with the Knox County Community Gardens & Growers Alliance into 23 raised beds, helping restore fresh food…

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Our Mission

To serve and support community gardens and growers in Knox County so that they can better address and eliminate food insecurity in our community.

How Accomplished

Our mission will be accomplished through 5 key pillars:

1) OUTREACH and EDUCATION:

Create and manage an informative website and engage social media accounts; host and conduct educational conferences, classes, and workshops; coordinate and facilitate the entire growing process of planting, production, processing, harvesting, collection, and distribution, as well as communication, signage, and messaging; oversee composting facilities; coordinate waste and recovery of produce and compost distribution; and collect and maintain data regarding same.

2) SUSTAINABILITY and CAPACITY BUILDING:

Help raise funds for our community gardens and growers; maintain a supply of tools and equipment and coordinate distribution of materials, such as fencing, raise beds, hoses, and drip irrigation systems; and provide mentorship, vision building, and growth opportunities for our members and other partners to ensure long-term sustainability.

3) HUB:

Establish and help maintain a community food and education center with a demonstration food forest garden in the food desert and food insecure areas (37914 and 37915), which will serve as a meeting and education hub. This center will also provide a walk-in cooler, freezer, storage, and co-working and education space in collaboration and partnership with the Shora Foundation, Rooted East, our members and others in the community.

4) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:

Create employment opportunities that promote sustainability, conservation, and land sovereignty. These opportunities include hiring part-time help from Austin East students and promoting entrepreneurship. We are committed to environmentally friendly practices and restoration that benefit the community and the environment.

5) VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT:

Mobilize and educate volunteers and manage their contributions efficiently and effectively, including maintaining records of their work to support our mission.

Events

Growers’ Blog

Fountain City Churches Break Ground on New Community Garden Ministry to Fight Food Insecurity

On March 16, 2026, Robbie Cook contacted the Knox County Community Gardens and Growers Alliance, on behalf of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City and nine other churches forming the Fountain City Community Garden Ministry, seeking help in launching a community garden. Five months later on the morning of Saturday,…

KCMG Introduction to Vegetable Gardening Class

The Knox County Master Gardeners hosted an Introduction to Vegetable Gardening Class and Interactive Workshop at Payne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, April 18. Alliance CEO Chris Battle opened the class with a moving and insightful introduction, sharing what first sparked his passion for addressing food insecurity in East…

DEDICATION AND GRAND OPENING OF MILLER HERITAGE COMMUNITY GARDEN

More than three dozen people gathered April 17 to celebrate the opening of the Miller Heritage Community Garden, a new neighborhood growing space rooted in more than a century of family history and community stewardship in Knoxville’s Western Heights area. Located at 1311 Jourolman Avenue, the garden now sits on…

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