Category archives: Community

A heartfelt thank you to the local Homeschool Creative Learning Academy and their families for joining us in the Pastor Richard S. Brown Jr. Community Garden! Their helping hands and bright spirits brought life to our shared mission of growing community through cultivation. Find more on the Creative Learning Academy…

Mt. Zion Baptist Church and Community Evangelistic Church (CEC) have joined together in community for the God’s Garden located at 2615 Brooks Avenue. The Alliance and University of Tennessee Jones Center students participated in a workday led by Alliance Garden Manager Emily Brewer to move soil, ½ loam and ½…

The Knoxville (TN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated hosted the Black K.A.R.E. (Kidney Awareness, Resources, and Education) Community Health Fair at the Change Center in Knoxville. This free event aimed to raise awareness about chronic kidney disease and provide essential health services to the community.  The health fair was part…

On Saturday, November 16, 2024, 28 volunteers, consisting of 18 UT students, 9 Master Gardeners, and 1 other, volunteered at 2914 Wilson Avenue. The UT students were members of the UTK Community Gardening Club led by President Andy Wattanaskolpant and did a terrific job! 2914 Wilson Avenue was donated to…

On Saturday, November 2, 2024, 19 volunteers, consisting of 9 UT students, 8 Knox County Master Gardeners, and 2 others, volunteered at the Brown Community Garden at 2723 Louise Avenue. There was much work to do and much was accomplished. In the 36 bed garden, the 8 okra beds and…

Alliance staff met with Garden Manager Nick Campbell and Director of Student Care & Advocacy Sandra Bullis to tour the campus garden and pantry.  The Hardin Valley Campus Garden is a supplier of fresh produce to the Pellissippi Pantry as well as a community service hub. The Hardin Valley Garden…