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View fullsize Ready for a deep dive into urban sustainability? 🌱🐓 Join us Sunday, Dec. 7, for an insider tour of Trevecca Urban Farm — a Nashville hub for regenerative agriculture, low-waste innovation, and student-powered learning. You’ll see: ✨ P
View fullsize Give the Gift of Access this Giving Tuesday! The TN Local Food Summit brings together the people shaping a just and sustainable food future — but not everyone can afford to attend. These stories — and so many others — remind us th
View fullsize Stronger farms and resilient food businesses start with smarter systems — and Day 2 of our Business & Markets Track brings together a powerhouse lineup of leaders who turn those systems into action. You’ll hear from Lizzie Wright (@
View fullsize Communities thrive when land, culture, and food belong to the people. ✨ Day Two of our Community & Culture Track celebrates the power of grassroots leadership, immigrant and refugee growers, collective economics, and Indigenous food traditions,
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View fullsize When livestock, trees, and communities come together, the land responds with abundance. 🌱 Our Livestock & Agroforestry Track brings together leaders reimagining what resilient, land-based systems can look like in Tennessee. You’ll hear f
View fullsize Healthy soil. Thriving ecosystems. Resilient farms. 🌱🐝 Our Soil & Ecosystem Health Track takes a deep dive into the living networks that sustain Tennessee agriculture. Farmers and land stewards will explore how pollinators, beneficial insects,
View fullsize We’re proud to host a special closing-day screening of SEEDS, the award-winning documentary honoring the legacy and resilience of Black generational farmers. Through the stories of three families, SEEDS paints a vivid portrait of the joys and
View fullsize Healthy soil. Smarter systems. Stronger yields. At this year’s TN Local Food Summit, the Production Techniques Track digs into the hands-on methods, decision-making frameworks, and regenerative practices that help growers build more resilient,
View fullsize “For as long as I’ve been writing about food in Nashville, the organizers behind the annual Tennessee Local Food Summit have been carrying the torch for food security and changing our growing and distribution system to a more ju
View fullsize Conference Care by OUTINGS 👧🌻 We’re making the TN Local Food Summit more family-friendly than ever! This year, we are offering complementary Conference Care—creative, nature-inspired childcare for kids 3 years old and ol
View fullsize Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)(@southernsare) offers farmer-driven, grassroots grants and education programs. Since 1988, SARE grantees have been advancing the principles of sustainable agriculture on farms and ranches across e
View fullsize Building a strong local food economy starts with smarter business connections. At this year’s TN Local Food Summit, we’re kicking off the Business & Markets Track – Day 1 with a full day of sessions designed to help farmers, pr
View fullsize 🌟 Volunteer with Us at the 2025 TN Local Food Summit! 🌟 We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to join us for the 15th Annual Tennessee Local Food Summit on December 5-7, 2025, at Trevecca Community Church! This is a unique chance to connect