Community Gardens

Gardens are a source of community engagement and flourishing

Vegetable plants grow in blue garden boxes at the Blythe Oldfield Community Garden in Cleveland, TN.

Blythe Oldfield garden

The Blythe Oldfield Community Garden is located at 526 13th Street SE, and is managed by the Blythe Oldfield Community Association (BOCA). It offers access to free community plots as well as individual boxes for rent during the spring and summer.

College Hill garden

The College Hill Community Garden represents an effort by the community to reclaim a distressed corner of their neighborhood, while also attempting to address the reality that College Hill is a food desert, and struggles to provide healthy food opportunities for its residents.