Upcoming Events

You may have seen on News Channel 3, that Jed Mescon and David Karnes painted rain barrels.  Rain barrels are extremely helpful and wonderful for the environment because you can use them to irrigate your garden with rain water. During the Share Your Christmas food drive, you may enter to win the rain barrel of [...]

Tuesday, December 6th from 7:00pm – 9:00pm or Thursday, December 8th from 10:00am – 12:00pm Add a little green to your garden repurposing objects, dishes, and other found objects, into yard totems to add interest to your garden, patio or porch.  They also make great holiday gifts! Classes are limited to 5 participants and will [...]

We would love for you to participate in Share Your Christmas with us. Please use the appropriate form to get barrels or boxes delivered to your school, church or place of business. School forms & letters: Hamilton County School Letter Hamilton County School Form Bradley County School Letter Whitfield County School Letter Businesses, Churches and [...]

          Friday, October 28 6:00 – 8:00 pm Food Bank’s Prep Kitchen Cost is $10 and includes instructional materials.  Master gardeners can take class for CEU credit. Please email Jane Mauldin at jmauldin@chattfoodbank.org to register for this class.

Saturday, October 8th 10:00 – Noon at the Food Bank’s Teaching Garden & Pavilion Cost:  $5 (include reference materials)  Master Gardener Bud Hines will show you how to turn brown leaves into black gold.  Matt Thompson of Thompson Worm Farm will show you how to set up & maintain a worm composting system.  Master Gardeners [...]

Monday, September 19th 6:00 – 8:00 pm Food Bank’s Teaching Garden & Pavilion Master Gardener Jeff Jerrett will discuss rain barrel retrofit, setup & installation.  He will also answer questions for those interested in or already own a rain barrel.  Discussion will be followed by a rain barrel installation demo. The cost is $5.  Master [...]

          Tuesday, October 4th from 5:00pm – 7:00pm Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching Garden Garlic planting demo.  Pick up fall vegetable seedlings planted in earlier class.  Learn how to protect & preserve fall crops.  Frost cloth demo in garden.  We’ll have frost cloth available for purchase.  There will also be [...]

          Tuesday, August 30th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching Garden Learn about the wide variety of fall vegetables, when to plant, how to care for, and plant some of your own to take home. Cost: $10 (includes reference materials To register for the class [...]

          Saturday, August 27th from 10:00am – Noon Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching Garden Learn about the wide variety of fall vegetables, when to plant, how to care for, and plant some of your own to take home. Cost:  $10 (includes reference materials To register for the class [...]

          Friday, August 26th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s Conference Room & Prep Kitchen Salsa, kosher spears, freezer strawberry jam. Cost:  $15 (includes reference materials To register for this class or for more information, contact Jane Mauldin at jmauldin@chattfoodbank.org.