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Brooklyn Heights Community Garden

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1830 Haynes St, Nashville, TN 37207, USA

EIN Number: 81-3360347

contact information

Phone: 615-474-2887

Hours: Always Open

Website: https://www.brooklynheightscommunitygarden.org/

Email: brooklynhcgarden@gmail.com

NTEE Code: S99: Community Improvement & Capacity Building N.E.C.

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

BHCG is a non-profit, USDA-certified urban farm located on formerly vacant lots in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood in Nashville, TN. Our .56 acre farm & community hub serves our historically Black and low-income neighborhood that experiences food apartheid.

VISION - GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

The founder of Brooklyn Heights Community Garden (BHCG) Nella "Ms. Pearl" Frierson had the vision for Brooklyn Heights Community Garden over a decade ago. In 2009, she bought 1833 & 1835 Haynes St, which at the time were vacant lots across the street from her home. She started growing a garden on the land and inviting people to join her. In 2014, she registered BHCG as a 501c3. In 2019, she bought the house next to the garden to use as a work-housing space for garden workers, interns, and artists. BHCG is registered with the USDA Farm Service Agency as an urban farm. The creation of this garden 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.