BROOKLYN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY GARDEN

Mission: BROOKLYN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY GARDEN (BHCG) IS A NON-PROFIT, .56 ACRE URBAN FARM LOCATED ON FORMERLY VACANT LOTS IN THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, A HISTORICALLY BLACK AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD THAT EXPERIENCES FOOD APARTHEID. THE CREATION OF THIS GARDEN HAS STEMMED FROM A DEEP NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET BACK TO ITS ROOTS OF CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR ELDERS AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO REBUILD AND RECONSTRUCT SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-PRIDE, AND SELF-ESTEEM, AND TO REMIND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HOW TO PLAY IN THE DIRT. MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ELDERLY AND ON FIXED INCOMES. THERE ARE NO GROCERY STORES WITHIN A MILE FROM THE GARDEN. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS INADEQUATE FOR RESIDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE ANOTHER FORM OF MOBILITY. THIS IS WHY OUR WORK IS VITAL. WE PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED FRESH, HEALTHY FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND HERBS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. Activities: BROOKLYN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY GARDEN (BHCG) IS A NON-PROFIT, .56 ACRE URBAN FARM LOCATED ON FORMERLY VACANT LOTS IN THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, A HISTORICALLY BLACK AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD THAT EXPERIENCES FOOD APARTHEID. THE CREATION OF THIS GARDEN HAS STEMMED FROM A DEEP NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET BACK TO ITS ROOTS OF CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR ELDERS AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO REBUILD AND RECONSTRUCT SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-PRIDE, AND SELF-ESTEEM, AND TO REMIND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HOW TO PLAY IN THE DIRT. MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ELDERLY AND ON FIXED INCOMES. THERE ARE NO GROCERY STORES WITHIN A MILE FROM THE GARDEN. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS INADEQUATE FOR RESIDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE ANOTHER FORM OF MOBILITY. THIS IS WHY OUR WORK IS VITAL. WE PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED FRESH, HEALTHY FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND HERBS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

Data from 2023 IRS filing