ABOUT BELL GARDEN NASHVILLE

BELL Garden – building healthier and deeper connected communities through garden based service, education, volunteerism and food distribution to those in need.

Come visit BELL Garden, home to…

  • an ADA compliant pathway
  • a daylily garden
  • a butterfly garden
  • a portable classroom/kitchen
  • a fruit tree orchard
  • a blackberry fencerow
  • fruits, vegetables and herbs
  • raised bed gardens
  • a hoop house
  • a Victory Garden

 

OUR STORY

Founded in 2012, BELL Garden is a hybrid school and community garden located on the Bellevue Middle School Campus in Nashville, TN. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, BELL Garden is focused on building healthier and deeper connected communities through garden based service, education, volunteerism, and food distribution to those in need.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Leadership
Deborah Stillwell, Executive Director
Melissa Hamilton, Director of Gardens

Managers
Shirleen Tarangle, Marketing and Communications
Ashleigh Hall, Classes and Education
Donna Emerson, Farm Stand
Anne Marie Davies, International Garden
Arianna Nimocks, Raised Beds & Education Specialist
Malcolm Barfield, Field Rows
Renee Anzalone, Flower/Cutting Garden
Gail Wilson, Seed Saving

Grants Team
Rebecca Shrem
Julie Sinclair
Arianna Nimocks
Alexis Ozden

Board of Directors
Shirleen Tarangle, President
Rachel Allensworth, Treasurer
Robert Allensworth, Secretary

Bellevue Prep IB (International Baccalaureate)
World School (Ex Officio)
Dr. Seth Swihart, Principal
Dr. Susan Carter, Asst Principal

Become a Volunteer Today

Get ready to meet some new friends, catch up with old friends, have fun and learn something about gardening!

 

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Get in Touch. Get Involved.

Meet new friends, get your hands dirty, stay active, and have fun while you do it.

655A Colice Jeanne Rd, Nashville, TN 37221

Email Us: garden@bellgardentn.org