What better way to celebrate Earth Day than in the garden with 60 students, visitors from APSU and Local Table magazine, 75 seedlings, a hunger...
big people in the garden!
We had our first group of adult volunteers come out to the garden at NIA to help tidy, weed and add additional growing spaces...
preparing for spring!
The second through sixth grade classes at Nashville International Academy are gearing up for spring by starting seeds, building new beds and planting cool season...
it’s national farm to school month!
Join us here during the month of October as we explore ways to make the connection–from farm to school–for our young people. Plant the Seed...
garden observations
With spring in full swing, the raised garden beds at Nashville International Academy are bursting with new green growth–the perfect time to get students in...
give the wonder of an orchard
We are growing a healthy, welcoming community… one seed and one child at a time. In partnership with Nashville International Academy—the area’s only Muslim school—Plant the Seed utilizes garden education to help integrate Nashville’s new immigrants and refugees with U.S.-born youth, bringing together children from different backgrounds within identified food deserts—where the median family income is $19,000—to grow food and to grow as a community.
The Edible Schoolyard Academy
Plant the Seed attended the Edible Schoolyard Academy! The experience inspired our happy dance and refined our mission. It was a wonderful three days in...
Year in review
This year was possible because of the foundation of a phenomenal pilot year! We established an effective and mutually beneficial partnership with East Nashville Cooperative...