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City Farms Grower Coalition Working toward food justice in the city of Chattanooga since 2019
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13/07/2024

in light of recent enchantment, i will be retiring from City Farms Grower Coalition

24/06/2024

Big difference between grassroots and grasstops

While we are developing some ideas to raise funds for City Farms i thought i would simply ask you folks to make a donati...
21/06/2024

While we are developing some ideas to raise funds for City Farms i thought i would simply ask you folks to make a donation! Sure would appreciate it! Go to

With the support of our partner organizations UTC and The Howard School, City Farms has been able to facilitate experiential learning opportunities through the growing of food, from seed to harvest. This hands-on learning opportunity strengthens our understanding of local food systems, food justice,...

Solstice! Wouldn't it be cool to begin the hot summer supporting City Farms?
20/06/2024

Solstice! Wouldn't it be cool to begin the hot summer supporting City Farms?

With the support of our partner organizations UTC and The Howard School, City Farms has been able to facilitate experiential learning opportunities through the growing of food, from seed to harvest. This hands-on learning opportunity strengthens our understanding of local food systems, food justice,...

40 acres and a lie- how generational wealth was jacked by a racist president
19/06/2024

40 acres and a lie- how generational wealth was jacked by a racist president

After the Civil War, the federal government’s pledge of 40 acres and a mule to the formerly enslaved has been known as a broken promise. But a new report rev...

19/06/2024

In 1910, about 14% of U.S. farmers were Black, owning more than 16 million acres. Now, according to the 2023 Census of Agriculture, only 1% of U.S. farmers are Black, owning less than 5 million acres.

How many of you remember the chicken coop at Hope For the Inner City? It is long gone. But something you may not know- T...
18/06/2024

How many of you remember the chicken coop at Hope For the Inner City? It is long gone. But something you may not know- That diamond in the center is a tile mosaic. The young woman that made it was part of a youth group working with us one week. She was really struggling because her folks were about to divorce. I could tell she really wanted to be alone or maybe disappear. When i found out how much she liked art i gave her the mosaic project to work on said she could select someone to work with her. She really shined. I miss looking over at the chicken coop and looking at her mosaic.
I am learning some things through the years ofr urban agriculture in the city. It's never really about the work, but the people that do it.

15/06/2024
15/06/2024

"Food is our focus and policy our tool but we are nothing if not a gathering of the community first."
-Oakland Food Policy Coalition

You know how significant schoolyard gardens can be! City Farms needs you to join us tomorrow!
13/06/2024

You know how significant schoolyard gardens can be! City Farms needs you to join us tomorrow!

13/06/2024

"Perhaps anything that brings us
to our knees to plant a seed
can teach us that by kneeling
to serve the least among us
we get down to the soul of the matter."
-Gary Nabhan

City Farms is privileged to partner with this project! Come out and join in!
11/06/2024

City Farms is privileged to partner with this project! Come out and join in!

08/06/2024

is there interest for a grassroots organizer training? City Farms wants to know

08/06/2024

how important is grassroots organizing? how important is it for development work to be community driven? which is more sustainable, a movement or a program? City Farms wants to know.

On behalf of City Farms Grower Coalition i invite you to the...
30/05/2024

On behalf of City Farms Grower Coalition i invite you to the...

Thank you for the seed donation, Catherine! We’re going to make sure these get to people across the city—if you want som...
24/05/2024

Thank you for the seed donation, Catherine! We’re going to make sure these get to people across the city—if you want some message us or email [email protected] 🌱

Thanks, TN Dept of Environment and Conservation, for doing the heavy metal soil analysis. The results- Normal! The next ...
22/05/2024

Thanks, TN Dept of Environment and Conservation, for doing the heavy metal soil analysis. The results- Normal! The next step will be compiling community survey responses for the youth farm and market

We have had our eye on a large parcel of land for establishing the youth farm and today we meet with TN Dept of Environm...
21/05/2024

We have had our eye on a large parcel of land for establishing the youth farm and today we meet with TN Dept of Environment and Conservation to get soil samples and test for heavy metal contamination. Hoping the soil is clean and can be cultivated!

the squad
15/05/2024

the squad

Thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an environmental studies major at UTC is one step closer to becoming a reality. As part of an overarching announcement of nationwide grants, the NEH awarded a $149,957 “Humanities Connections” grant to UTC for the project titled ....

11/05/2024

Important Information About Ownership An equity share investment is a one-time purchase Once you’re a member owner, you’re a member owner for life ​ Additional money invested in the...

25/04/2024

Some things for you to know about my work with City Farms these days-
these days my days get longer as the days get longer. I am tired.

This is the final class- Backyard Chickens
25/04/2024

This is the final class- Backyard Chickens

Learn to raise good food through this 8-week series of hands-on training workshops offered by City Farms Grower Coalition. Grow goodness!

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We Dig City Farms

My name is Joel Tippens and my involvement in urban agriculture over the years has included growing food in backyards, vacant lots, in schoolyards, on church lawns, and parking lots; in raised beds, buckets and tires, and even in the bed of an old pick-up truck! I have developed a passion for empowering folks in low-income neighborhoods of Chattanooga to discover greater self-reliance by growing their own fresh, nutritious food.

City Farms Grower Coalition, will provide hands-on learning opportunities that empower new urban growers to not only stretch their food budget growing for their kitchen table, but also offering fresh, nutritious food for a new market beginning this spring! We plan to empower 20 new urban growers in 2020!

Our hands-on training workshops will pop up throughout the growing season in a variety of locations around the city, beginning with seeding trays in the greenhouse to planting out a network of micro-farms at schools, churches, community gardens, backyard gardens and vacant spaces; turning dirt into soil with compost, harvesting rainwater for irrigation, and selling culturally appropriate fresh food to the community. The training is informal but invaluable, with a curriculum informed by seasoned, experienced, local organic farmers.

The dark winter solstice is passed and the season is now moving toward more light and warmth as spring approaches. Just as the sun warms the soil, your support warms our heart! Your generous support right now will enable us to empower urban growers with knowledge and skills to confidently sow seeds of food justice in their community beginning this spring!