August 25, 2026 Membership Meeting
Cultivating Young Mind’s at Inskip Learning Garden For August’s Knox County Community Gardens and Growers’ Alliance’s membership meeting, members gathered at the Inskip Elementary Learning Garden, led by the Alliance’s Youth Garden Education Program’s (YGEP) Directors, Erica Lisowe and Nick Thompson. The Inskip Learning Garden is the largest youth garden…
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…
East Knoxville Neighbors and Volunteers Gather at Brown Community Garden for Tree Giveaway, Planting Workshop
Community members turned out April 11 at the Pastor Richard S. Brown Jr. Community Garden for an afternoon focused on growing Knoxville’s tree canopy, beautifying neighborhoods and connecting residents with free trees to plant at home. The event, a partnership between the Knox County Community Gardens and Growers’ Alliance (Alliance)…
MLK Days of Service Collaboration with UTK Jones Center
MLK Days of Service Collaboration with UTK Jones Center The Alliance was honored to be a part of the UTK’s Jones Center MLK National Day of Service volunteer series by hosting two different workday events. This year marked the 25th Annual MLK Days of Service at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville!…