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In March of 2009
Good Food for Good People was welcomed into the Sylvan Park
Neighborhood to garden on two prime pieces of bottom land along the
Richland
Creek. Working with a broad community network of local food
enthusiasts, St. Ann's Catholic School, the neighborhood restauranteers
and a handful of homeschool families with
a vision, we broke ground and began growing an urban farming
enterprise where people get to experiment with a local, organic food
system that is edible, enlightening and empowering.
In the
gardens, farmers and friends are growing organic food with one another.
Good Food for Good People
sells the food through our Nashville Farm to Chef program, our mobile
Veggie Van and perhaps by August 15, at our neighborhood farmers
market. Along the way, we are teaching
one another about the art of agronomy, science, culture and cuisine.
The gardens offer sites for youth to experience service learning,
neighbors to enjoy exercise and community and a few folks even make a
paycheck. Richland Gardens is a work of enrichment and experiment with
balance and beauty.
The Gardens
grow according to USDA Organic Certification standard and take further
precautions.
There are no residuals of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides on our
produce, the
fertility in our gardens is retained and enhanced by are farming
practices and we work actively to protect and support the
environmental integrity of our
neighborhoods. To get a look at the details, please take some time to
visit our blogs
and photo
albums. We also maintain cool FarmNotes
and encourage you to check in
regularly.
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West Nashville Farmers Market