{"id":1377,"date":"2022-08-15T15:23:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2022-10-05T14:34:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:34:01","slug":"thisisnashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/2022\/08\/15\/thisisnashville\/","title":{"rendered":"CLACX Latin American garden featured on This Is Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing your own food in Nashville<\/h1>\n
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Amaranthus cruentas in Vanderbilt’s Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Contributed by This Is Nashville<\/em><\/p>\n

Among cultures around the world, it\u2019s traditional to grow your own food. But with the rise of supermarkets and grocery stores, gardening in the United States has become more and more uncommon.<\/p>\n

But, what do you do when the food you like to eat isn\u2019t sold in grocery stores? Or when there are no supermarkets near you, and you can\u2019t afford to buy fresh produce? This isn\u2019t uncommon in Nashville.\u00a0North Nashville, East Nashville, South Nashville and Edgehill all have neighborhoods with food deserts.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Community members are taking matters into their own hands. If you look around, you\u2019ll find local farms, community gardens and organizations working to make gardening (and good food) more accessible to Nashville residents.<\/p>\n

Growing your own food isn\u2019t easy, and in this episode, we\u2019ll hear about why support is so important for local farmers and gardeners. We\u2019ll also hear about how gardening can be fulfilling in ways that extend beyond just feeding us. We\u2019re joined by a local poultry farmer, members of groups attempting to eradicate food deserts and promote gardening and the professor who founded Vanderbilt University\u2019s Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden.<\/p>\n

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