About Nourish Knoxville

Who We Are

Nourish Knoxville, Inc. is a Knoxville-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization cultivating healthy communities by supporting relationships between local farmers, producers, and the public. Our work strives to build a just and equitable food system by managing farmers markets, providing nutrition incentive and food access programs, and developing educational resources.

What We Do

• Our producer-only farmers markets provide low-barrier, direct-to-consumer access to locally grown foods for our community. We currently operate the Market Square Farmers Market, East Tennessee’s flagship market, as well as the New Harvest Farmers Market.
• We believe everyone has the right to nourishing, affordable local food. Our nutrition incentive and access programs include Nourish Kids, Nourish Moves, and Double Up Food Bucks, which increase spending power at farm-direct sites for underserved individuals. Through Nourish Community, we partner with community-based organizations and leverage our relationships with local producers to purchase produce directly from local farmers and distribute to community members in need.
• Our East TN Local Food Guide promotes local farms, farmers markets and other local food businesses in 36 counties in our region. The Guide, both print and online, is a comprehensive resource for finding locally grown food, farm products, and agritourism opportunities. The Guide also helps producers find new customers and farmers and producers to connect through a wholesale guide.

The guide is free and made possible by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (Asheville), Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council (Johnson City), Gaining Ground (Chattanooga) and a grant/cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service.

Learn more about Nourish Knoxville at nourishknoxville.org.