NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A new farmers market is trying to reduce food insecurity by creating partnerships across Nashville.
Heads of lettuce were washed off and wrapped up for sale just minutes after being picked from the ground behind Christ Lutheran Church in South Nashville on Friday morning.
The Nashville Food Project’s farm is helping immigrants and refugees grow fresh vegetables that will be sold at the Growing Together Farmers Market every Saturday starting this weekend.
Chief Program Officer Hanes Motsinger said they want to open doors in an area suffering from food insecurity.
“It’s also about creating market access for farmers who don’t otherwise have access to farmers’ markets in our community,” Motsinger said. “We’re really excited to see the market produce access growing in our city through this incredible network of partnerships that are growing.”
The market will have translators to help the farmers sell their goods to English-speaking customers and other resources to help community members suffering from food insecurity.
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The Nashville Food Project is also using grants to partner with other non-profits across the city, including the Brooklyn Heights Community Garden and Cosecha Community Development.
Brooklyn Heights founder Nella Frierson said the money will allow them to hire a farm manager for the next three years, along with two community outreach coordinators. These resources will provide weekly fresh food baskets to 20 more families in their area.
“They don’t have the money for it, so a lot of them just eat junk food,” Frierson said. “That affects their mindset. It affects their whole bodies. To know they are going to get some fresh fruits and vegetables and herbs for free on their front porch is priceless.”
The community garden also teaches classes on how people can start their own garden with something as simple as a bucket or an old kitchen pan.
Frierson and Motsinger both said groups need to work together to tackle food insecurity across Nashville.
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