Category archives: Volunteering

Another successful MEDLIFE Volunteer Day in the Gardens Once again, MEDLIFE  provided the  Alliance with a volunteer day at Brown Community Garden! Because of the garden’s large growing area, there is a continual need for volunteer workers to suppress the weeds around the garden beds. One of the ways this…

The Brown Community Garden partnered with the UTK Jones Center for Leadership and Service (JCLS) once again, this time to support their Ignite extended orientation program at the beginning of the 2026 fall semester. One of the most important components of Ignite is its emphasis on community service, and that’s…

The Alliance was excited to welcome our friends from the UTK Community Garden Club back for another volunteer workday, this time joined by members of the Alpha Omega Epsilon (AOE) sorority for women in STEM. Led by President Andy Wattanaskolpant and Vice President Drew Hogan, the Community Garden Club has partnered with…

The Alliance participated in KUB’s Spring Days of Service by hosting a volunteer group at the Brown Community Garden. After finishing their work shifts, KUB employees spent a Tuesday afternoon helping revitalize a section of the garden in the 64  bed area by removing invasive Bermuda grass, adding fresh soil,…

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 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!…