Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Emma Berkey, Volunteer Coordinator and Distribution Coordinator, and Nicolette Maio, Media and Community Outreach Coordinator, with Old School Farm, who highlight the nonprofit’s mission and efforts to employ adults with ALL abilities to grow, harvest, and deliver fresh produce to food deserts in the Middle Tennessee area. During the interview, Emma and Nicolette highlight some of the different produce grown, the impact on and relationships formed with the adults and volunteers who work on the farm, their relationships with local food pantries, how they are working with other farms and farmers through the Bells Bend Conservation Corridor, how the community can help, and much more.
- Who we are, our function of day to day, current community outreach initiatives (Root Nashville tree planting initiative)
- Programs and deeper into the donation aspect of our mission. Our relationships to local food pantries we are delivering to and other farms we are working with through the Bells Bend Conservation Corridor.
- How can you get involved? Our volunteer program and upcoming fundraiser event August 14th.
Website: https://www.oldschoolfarm.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldschoolfarm/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldschoolfarmtn/
