Build It Up East Tennessee has been working since 2012 to improve the health of the community and economy and preserve East Tennessee’s cultural heritage through the promotion of local, sustainably grown food.

Participants receive access to monthly organic gardening education workshops. Gardeners also receive seeds, plants, tools, tilling support, fertilizer, and other materials needed to help raise a successful garden at home. All ages, incomes, and family sizes are able to apply, but we put special emphasis on recruiting low-income families, families receiving SNAP and/or disability benefits, and families with young children.