Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live in a version of Nashville where there was food growing everywhere? In every neighborhood, at city parks, churches and public offices, vacant lots, schools, your neighbor’s yard, and everywhere in between? As 2024 comes to a close and we look ahead to 2025, we’re excited to announce that we are embarking on a journey to transform our current network of three gardens and farms into a citywide hub-and-spoke model of community agriculture. 

This Thanksgiving, Americans are projected to waste upwards of 316 million pounds of food. But it doesn’t have to be this way. If every household in America made small, intentional changes, we could make it a day of celebration for people and planet. Here are a few tips to reduce food waste that Chief Culinary Officer Bianca Morton has learned and adapted during her years at the Food Project.