We donât see empty lots, lawns, or rooftopsâwe see potential.
The 1Acre Project turns unused spaces into tech-powered gardens that grow food and opportunity. Families eat better. Communities grow stronger.
This isnât charity. Itâs infrastructure for equity.
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đ± How It Works, and How You Can Help đ±
We see lawns, rooftops, and empty lots as untapped potential â ready to feed communities, create jobs, and build a smarter, fairer food system. Hereâs how:
â We transform unused spaces into tech-enabled community gardens
â Neighbors earn rewards for growing food
â Families get fresh, organic meals
â Communities gain economic resilience
There are so many ways to get involved â individuals can volunteer or donate, and businesses can offer rewards, sponsor garden spaces, or host collection sites.
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Weâre saying goodbye to the bold pink and green that started it all. đ
When 1Acre Project first launched, our founder @taylormetzner chose those colors because she wanted compost and recycling stations so vibrant, you could spot them from a mile awayâand smile knowing something good was happening right there in your community.
Now weâre growing. Weâre building our team, sharpening our focus, and getting even louder about the values we stand for. The mission is the same, but the look is evolvingâstill bold, but now deeper, more grounded, and rooted in equity surrounding fresh food.
#1AcreProject #ColorsOfChange #GrowWithUs #Nashville
Why eating in season actually matters:
It tastes better
Food picked when itâs supposed to be is riper, fresher, and not traveling across the world to get to you.
More nutrients
Produce starts losing nutrients the longer it sits. In-season = less time in storage, more actual value.
Usually cheaper
When something is in season, thereâs more of it. More supply = lower prices.
Supports local farms
Youâre putting money back into your local food system instead of imported supply chains.
Less waste + lower impact
Shorter transport, less refrigeration, less spoilage. Itâs just more efficient.
You eat more variety
Instead of the same rotation all year, you naturally switch things up and get a wider range of nutrients.
It reconnects you to what youâre eating
You start to notice what grows when, what your area produces, and what real food cycles look like.
Itâs not complicated.
Better food, better price, better system.
This is what healing the planet actually looks like
community showing up
ideas turning into action
real solutions you can see and touch
Weâre excited to be part of a night thatâs bigger than a film
weâll be showcasing a live garden demo, our sensor technology, and how weâre turning small spaces into real food systems
April 27th 7pm 1211 Riverside Drive
Tag a friend, bring a friend
companion planting is one of the simplest ways to grow smarter, not harder
certain plants naturally protect each other, repel pests, improve soil, and boost growth just by being planted side by side
no chemicals, no extra cost, just understanding how nature already works
this is how small gardens become powerful
this is how we grow more food with less
this is how we start doing things differently đ±
Phase 1 of the 1Acre platform has been built through an incredible collaboration since the very beginning.
Our designer has spent countless hours guiding the overall creative direction of the project, from branding to visuals to the way everything comes together. During the first 9 months after we started, TCAT student developers and our CoderDojo students worked with us to help build the early technology behind the platform.
This project has never had big funding behind it.
Itâs been built by students, volunteers, and people who believed in the idea from day one.
We are raising $20,000 to complete Phase 1 and pay for the design and development work that has already been done so we can move forward into the next stage.
We are fiscally sponsored, and every donation is tax-deductible and truly means the world to us.
Click the link in our bio to help us finish Phase 1.
Grassroots means we build it together. đ€đ«¶
Spring builds are coming and weâre getting ready to break ground. đ±
Every dollar donated helps fund:
Phase 2 tech development + real garden build-outs this spring.
Donate through the link in bio.
1Acre is a fiscally sponsored 501(c)(3) â your support fuels real impact.
The Solution Is Growing.
We found three spaces that prove food can grow anywhere.
A Rooftop, once just a view, now a productive garden space feeding a local community and cooling the building beneath it.
A Building Wall, covered in over 85,000 plants, turning concrete into living architecture and showing how unused walls can clean the air and create beauty.
A Vacant Parking Lot, transformed into green ground, growing produce where there was once only asphalt and heat.
These are real examples of what happens when we rethink how we use space.
The future of food doesnât require more land...it requires imagination.
Imagine what your space could do.
#1AcreProject #UrbanFarming #SustainableFuture #GreenInnovation #FoodAccess #CommunityImpact #GrowAnywhere
1 in 5 kids in Tennessee rely on SNAP just to eat.
SNAP cuts and rising grocery costs are hitting families harder than ever. These programs were meant to bridge the gap, but for many, that bridge is collapsing.
Whatâs happening:
Recent federal cuts have reduced monthly food benefits for thousands of Tennessee families, leaving food banks and local pantries struggling to keep up with record demand.
Who itâs impacting:
Children, veterans, seniors, and working families â the people keeping our communities running â are being forced to make impossible choices between groceries, gas, and rent.
What you can do:
Support your local food banks and pantries.
Donate, volunteer, or share a post. Awareness feeds action.
Tagging some of the incredible organizations feeding Nashville every day:
@2harvestmidtn@thebranchofnashville@marthaobryancenter@thelittlepantrythatcould@thestore_nashville@thenashvillefoodproject
Together, we can make sure no child goes hungry while we keep building long-term solutions.
đ± #1AcreProject #EndHunger #FoodJustice #SNAPCuts #NashvilleFoodBanks #GrowFoodNotGrass
When food prices rise and SNAP benefits get cut, itâs our neighbors who feel it first.
Right now, 1 in 7 Tennesseans face hunger and while we work to build long-term solutions through our gardens, incredible organizations like @@2harvestmidtn are on the front lines making sure families have food today.
If you or someone you know needs help, visit their website and use the Food Finder tool to locate local pantries and assistance programs near you.
And if youâre able, donate, volunteer, or share. Every small act keeps someone fed while we keep building toward a better food system.
đ± Together, we grow the solution.
#1AcreProject #EndHunger #FoodAccess #SecondHarvest #FoodJustice
