Murfreesboro Community Gardening

03/21/2026

27 volunteers worked the garden today! TWENTY. SEVEN!!! And we did a lot!

• Turned the compost
• Placed our new foster fruit trees
• Made progress on the new herb spiral
• Rehomed the seedlings from the old spiral
• Removed a ton of comfrey to the compost
• Cleaned out and reorganized the shed
• Planted some German seeds

So good to see everyone and THANK YOU!

Thanks Central Magnet PTO for letting us hang out with your kiddos! Reach out for additional service hour opportunities before the April hours deadline.

03/01/2026

In the hunt for cinder blocks for a project at the garden! As close to free as possible. We can pick up. 🤞

02/28/2026

What a perfectly warm spring day to garden! We kept some momentum from last week and planted lettuce and chard. Tended to the compost beds. Cleaned up the blueberries. And started the new herb sprial!! It’s gonna be a great season! Thanks to all of our wonderful one volunteers and Jelly the dog for a fun day.

02/21/2026

Great start back at for this new growing season. New and old faces joined us today. We worked the ground for some new beds. Got peas and cool season crops seeded. Turned the compost pile, and the weather was lovely. We meet on Saturdays from 10 am - 12 pm starting today. See you soon

02/16/2026

🌻 FLOWER SEED SWAP
and Floral Dye Demo at the TEC
Sunday, February 22nd from 4:30 - 6 pm*

Calling all flower friends, rogue gardeners, & community members! Bring your floral seeds to share & The TEC will provide seed envelopes! Local artist CatieBeth Thomas will share which flowers give dye color and share how to dye fabric & paper.

Envelopes and markers provided, participants just need to bring their saved seeds from last year! This is a free drop in event. There will be a follow up workshop at the TEC in July or August using our homegrown dye flowers to dye cotton bandanas with CatieBeth.

*please arrive before 5:30 pm to swap seeds. CatieBeth will be demonstrating plant dyes at 4:45 & 5:30 pm

01/12/2026

Farmer’s Market at Lane Agripark will have evening hours this year!

The Rutherford County Farmers Market is excited to announce the addition of evening hours for the 2026 summer/fall season, offering the community a new opportunity to shop local and connect with local farmers. Beginning this May, the market will host a special evening market on select Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 315 John R Rice Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN.

This new schedule aims to make the market more accessible to residents who may not be able to attend during traditional morning hours. The evening market will feature the same variety of fresh produce, baked goods, and local products that visitors have come to love, all in a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere.

“The evening hours are a great way to reach more members of our community,” said Hannah Bleam, Market Manager of the Rutherford County Farmers Market. “We’re eager to see how residents respond to this new option and whether it becomes a favorite part of their weekly routine.”

The evening market will serve as a pilot program for the 2026 season, allowing vendors and the Rutherford County Agricultural Extension Office to gauge community interest and determine if extended hours should become a permanent feature in future years.

The Rutherford County Farmers Market remains committed to supporting local agriculture, promoting healthy eating, and fostering community connections. Visitors are encouraged to come out, meet local growers, and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere that makes the market a staple of Rutherford County life.

Location: 315 John R Rice Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN
Evening Hours: Select Tuesdays, 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Morning Hours: Tuesdays and Fridays from 7:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Season: 2026 Summer/Fall Farmers Market Season

For more information about the Rutherford County Farmers Market, including vendor details and seasonal updates, visit https://rutherford.tennessee.edu/farmers-market-2/ or email [email protected].

10/11/2025

hosted its usual Saturday meetup. Expect us through October with some cool season activity thereafter. Our city network now contains several community gardens, and each major city has something similar now in TN. It's still warm and fruitful. Buen provecho

10/05/2025

Our garden is still producing for us, AND providing food and habitat for all sorts of garden creatures.

10/02/2025

Our garden keeps giving

09/20/2025

We harvested a cornucopia today! So much abundance to share. Please take some if you stop by so it doesn't waste. Thank you. Seeded for winter too.

09/19/2025

Now we prepare our garden for its first foray into cold season farming. We intend to apply season-extending techniques. This will allow us to elongate our growing season, have multiple crops, and experiment with cold tolerant varieties. While the future looks bright, it's time to chill out for a while.