Each day, we ask you to “join the conversation” — whether it be about the city’s new greenway, development updates, or snow predictions.
Last week’s CIVIQ Lecture Series, put on by the Chattanooga Design Studio, started a conversation on urban agriculture + local food system planning in Chattanooga — and we’re bringing the conversation to you all, so that you can join in.
🥕 Why does agriculture + food matter?
Urban agriculture — the practice of cultivating, processing, or distributing food in urban areas — and food system planning — the process of improving a community’s food system — can:
- Promote physical + mental health
- Promote the vitality, resiliency, and equity of cities
- Provide entrepreneurial opportunities
- Allow communities to come together for a shared purpose + participate in mutual aid
🍎 What’s worked in Georgia
- Local food baseline report | A report that dives into the challenges + opportunities within the city surrounding urban agriculture and local food system planning.
- City Agriculture Plan | A city plan that you would have for any other civic issue — urban design, transportation, etc. — focused on urban agriculture + local food. A city plan like this was piloted in East Point, GA, and incorporated into their 10-year plan.
- Community input | Relationship building, working with community-based organizations, and ensuring that the approach for each community is tailored + individualized.
🥬 Happening locally
- The Chattanooga Mobile Market runs in 12 neighborhoods, providing community members with a full + affordable grocery store on wheels, with plans to add 3 more.
- Patten Towers has a health corner store, with plans to add 2 more in low-income neighborhoods.
- Crabtree Farms is intentionally working to engage with its neighbors through efforts like improving signage + community potlucks. The farm is also finalizing an action plan to explore the role of local food in economic growth + neighborhood revitalization.
- The BLVD Project is hiring a community advocate to explore ways to leverage food as a catalyst for economic + community development on the Rossville Boulevard Corridor.
While the lecture series didn't necessarily end with a "what's next," it opened a door to discussion — keep it going below.
Bring your thoughts, ideas, and questions to the table.
Today
- Cranberry Jam: Food Drive & Concert | Mon., Nov. 22 | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Free | Though Gratefull is not taking place this year, celebrate Thanksgiving by bring non-perishable food items + jammin’ to a concert. 🥫
- Chattanooga Music Club’s Annual Holiday Concert | Mon., Nov. 22 | 7 p.m. | First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1505 N. Moore Rd. | Free | Featuring performances by the Chattanooga Girls Choir, Deep Six, and Bruce Clark.
Tuesday
- ZZ Top | Tues., Nov. 23 | 8 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | $79+ | Rock the night away with this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band. 🎸
- Chattanooga Mocs vs. Covenant Scots | Tues., Nov. 23 | 11 a.m. | McKenzie Arena | $20 | Cheer on the UTC Mocs as they take on Covenant College’s basketball team — get your tickets now, they're almost sold out. 🏀
Wednesday
- Local Comic Shop Day | Wed., Nov. 24 | 12-7 p.m. | Infinity Flux, 3643 Hixson Pike | Price of purchase | Celebrate local comic shop day with exclusive comics in limited quantities.
Thursday
- Stuffing Strut 5K and Fun Run | Thurs., Nov. 25 | 8:30 -11 a.m. | Chester Frost Park Pavilion, 7872 Causeway Rd. | $30+ | This charity run will benefit Northside Neighborhood House, the Soddy Daisy Food Bank, the Soddy Daisy Middle School Jim Wilson Fund + the Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department. 🏃
- Sportsbarn Turkey Trot | Thurs., Nov. 25 | 7 a.m. | Sportsbarn East, 6170 Lee Hwy | $28+ | Take your pick between a 3 mile or 8k run + walk. 🦃
- Grateful Gobbler 5K Walk/Run | Thurs., Nov. 25 | 8 a.m. | Coolidge Park | $15+ | This race will raise funds for the Maclellan Shelter for Families.
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Weather
- 53º | Mostly sunny | 7% chance of rain 🌤️
Announced
- More than 100 events are scheduled for this year’s MAINx24 festival, taking place on Dec. 4. Local favorites are back again this year, such as the MAINx24 EPB Southside Parade, the Adult Big Wheel Race, and The Chattery’s $5 champagne pop-up — we’ll be getting into the nitty gritty details soon. 🙌
Traffic
- During the Thanksgiving holiday, TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates + state highways due to expected higher traffic volumes. Construction-related lane closures will stop at 12 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 24 through Sun., Nov. 28. (The Pulse)
Community
- There will be no CARTA bus, Downtown + NorthShore Shuttle, or Care-a-van services on Thurs., Nov. 25, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. All bus services will resume on Fri., Nov. 26 with regular scheduling. 🚌
State
- Last week, Gov. Bill Lee announced that he would not extend Tennessee’s COVID-19 state of emergency after it ended on Nov. 19. According to Lee, the government will “consider temporarily reinstating this tool” if the state faces any future surges. (Tennessean.com)
Pets
- The Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga is hosting a Black Friday adoption event on Fri., Nov. 26. The organization will be waiving adoption fees for all available animals and extending its hours of operation. Currently, there are over 340 animals in HES’ care. 🐾
Edu
- Chattanooga Preparatory School was 1 of 3 finalists for the Tennessee Charter School Association’s school of the year award. Established in 2018, Chattanooga Preparatory School is an all-boys public charter school serving students who are disproportionately impacted by poverty + educational inequity. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
- From Nov. 30-Dec. 1, donations of up to $3,000 to Chattanooga State's workforce training scholarship fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar. The scholarship provides financial assistance for adults taking coursework through the Division of Economic & Workforce Development as they pursue nationally recognized certifications. (The Pulse)
Theater
- The Chattanooga Theatre Centre announced the remaining 6 shows in its 2021-22 season. Upcoming productions include “Alabama Story,” Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.,” and “Little Women.” 🎭 (The Pulse)
Festival
- The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is set to return in 2022 — taking place from June 16-19 — after being canceled in 2020 + 2021. Pre-sale tickets will be available on Fri., Nov. 26. 🎶 (WRCB)
If you’re anything like us + were fast asleep during last Friday's partial lunar eclipse, no need to worry — we can always count on local photographers like Tyler Johnston to capture the moment for us.
If you are hoping to catch the next full moon, though — that you won’t have to stay up until 4 a.m. for — you can expect to see the Beaver Moon on Dec. 18, Wolf Moon on Jan. 17, Snow Moon on Feb. 16, and Worm Moon on March 18 in the coming months. 🌕
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Editor's Pick | Pro Tip: If you haven’t checked out the recently-opened nearby meadery, Flora de Mel, yet, I highly recommend it. I recently got the chance to taste the reliance mead, and it was amazing (fair warning, though — it’s also pretty strong).
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