SEED Chattanooga in Action
A look at how SEED Chattanooga is teaching soil, growing food, building futures, and creating meaningful community experiences across Chattanooga.
Coffee Break Community Work Day at Hardy Elementary
Community partners: Coffee Break of Chattanooga and TasteCraft Collective LLC.
June 12, 2026
Coffee Break of Chattanooga and TasteCraft Collective LLC collaborated with SEED Chattanooga for a community work day at Hardy Elementary. Volunteers rolled up their sleeves, worked together in the Community Learning Garden, supported garden care and harvesting, and learned more about SEED’s mission in action. It was a morning rooted in service, connection, collaboration, and community.
Jessie Igou Community Learning Garden
Community partners: Jessie Igou Community Center, the City of Chattanooga, and Master Gardeners of Hamilton County.
This eight-bed Community Learning Garden brings neighbors together for seasonal planting, harvesting, water conservation, culinary learning, and hands-on garden care. Through volunteer days and community experiences, participants build practical skills while helping maintain a shared neighborhood growing space.
Harvest of Expression at Hardy Elementary
Program support: ArtsBuild Community Cultural Connections Grant
Community partners: Hardy Elementary School and the Hunter Museum of American Art.
Hardy Elementary second-grade students explored the connections between gardening, food, creativity, and community through hands-on art experiences. Students created original work at school and visited the Hunter Museum of American Art, extending their learning beyond the garden and discovering new ways to express what they experienced.
