Church Hill Senior Center Garden

Founded in 2010, Church Hill Senior Center Garden is a raised bed vegetable, small fruit, herb and native perennial garden. All of the garden's produce is donated back to the community -to the Senior Center lunch program, Of One Accord Ministry's food pantry, and Meals on Wheels participants. To date, we have donated over 35,000 lbs of fresh veggies. We also provide educational programs for the youth of the community when time and participation allows.

Mission: To provide seniors and those in need access to fresh produce.

To create a biodiverse environment where garden members can receive both exercise and well-being.

To provide educational opportunities for all age ranges in the community.

I Want To Help!

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer in Garden

Our main work day is Monday morning. Times vary with season ( we start earlier in the warmer months ).

Starting in mid-May, we add a second work day -- usually Monday morning.

Scheduled dates for 2022 include:

Mon, Mar 13th at 9:30 am is the first planting day

Participants must sign a liability waiver. If minors want to participate, their parents need to fill one out for them.

We are a TN Promise approved project, so students may obtain their required volunteer hours with us.

No smoking is allowed on the grounds.

What We Do

From mid-February to late October, we meet on a once or twice weekly basis to tend to the garden and its crops. We are a no pesticide use garden and we make our own compost for use in the beds.

Planning, sowing, planting and other garden tasks are mutually agreed upon and performed by all participants.

We have held educational sessions for local youth (scouting groups, library reading groups, etc ) in the past but these have been put temporarily on hold due to Covid.