CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Chattanooga non-profit is working to bring local communities together by teaching them about food deserts and planting fresh produce.
SEED held their soft launch at the Jessie Igou Center Saturday.
Members of the community helped clean up the community garden, which includes produce like sage, watermelon, and peppers.
The non-profit’s initiative includes teaching people how to plant, when it’s a good time to harvest, and how to cook what they harvested.
Co-founder Rebecca Love says SEED also provides the community with a great opportunity to eat healthy.
“Some places around the area of Chattanooga, it may take you 15 to 20 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store. But why not go out your front door and pull from your own personal garden and cook something instead of, you know, trying to get transportation to the nearest grocery store?”
Love says SEED will host a few more events at select locations across Chattanooga before their hard launch in January 2026.
To learn more about SEED Chattanooga, go here.
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