I’m excited to get my hands dirty! As I continue to move through life, picking up new hobbies has been a consistent silver lining for me. As a child I enjoyed working in my grandparents garden, that’s translated into being a devoted plant dad! Now I get an opportunity to make my green thumb work for the people!

Im so glad there is a program to teach people to be self-sufficient in a world that is making us increasingly dependent on inferior goods at inflated prices.

I am excited to be a part of the Wonderful People MicroFarm simply to connect and create community with other BIPOC farmers and gardeners in Middle TN. I am also looking forward to implementing more sustainable practices in the built environment with gardening and farming.

I am excited to learn the origins of foods and apply that knowledge to growing for myself, fitness clients and the culinary community.

Grow my own food is very important to me.

The program will teach me a vital skill for survival and reduce my dependence on the government. I am excited to share my newfound knowledge with my family, friends, and community

I’m excited to learn farming. Excited to learn and grow with the community. I’m excited about the opportunity to learn a new skill that brings me into connection with the earth.

I can't wait to successfully see the magic of growing a garden with sustainable practices.

I'm excited to join the Wonderful People Microfarm Program! Its a real flex to follow a seed from from germination to the dinner table. When I grow and make my food with my hands, its a love letter in the name of my ancestral spirits for community hope and healing.

I’m SUPER GEEKED to be apart of this program because it’s bringing us Melanin People together as a community to learn & support one another & circulate our dollar, knowledge, & love with each other to build our culture & communities in the purest way ever!

I’m excited to learn, connect and grow with a community that’s willing to do the same! As a novice of foodscaping and farming, I feel excited and grateful for the opportunity to be involved with other like-minded people.

I am excited to learn more about growing my own food and learning knowledge that I can share with my community.

Hello, my name is Shamica Johnson and I am thrilled to be an active participant in the Wonderful People Microfarm Program.I have always had an interest in growing foods but have never acted on it. Now that the opportunity has presented itself I am more than ready to reconnect with my roots and share my new knowledge with my family, students, and community.

I believe that this opportunity will be life changing! Not only will I be able to reconnect with nature, but I will also learn how to grow my own food. This knowledge will create a new legacy in my family of incorporating healthy eating habits and sustainable practices. I am so thankful!

I’m thrilled to be part of this program to learn more about sustainable farming, share what I learn with my family and community and help restore Black Americans relationship with land.

I’m excited to be apart of The Wonderful People Microfarm Leadership Team because I get to exercise the most important muscle in my body while creating a better environment for myself and the people around me. In addition, I get to learn with likeminded individuals who I can growth with both mentally and physically.

I’m thrilled to join the program because it offers a unique opportunity to connect with nature, learn sustainable practices, contribute to the local community and also to feed & empower my family. The prospect of working alongside passionate individuals and gaining hands-on experience in agriculture fills me with anticipation and eagerness. 🌱🌾

I can feel that Wonderful People will be a transformative, educational, and community driven program and I’m so excited to connect with everyone! I’ve been searching for something like this in Nashville and I’m glad that I get to be apart of the 2024 Cohort. I’m so ready to learn about sustainable farming practices and how to move with the Earth as one.

I am so excited to be a part of this program because I grew up hearing stories about my mom and her family growing up on a farm and I always wanted to know what it was like. I think of farming as one of the most beautiful connections a person can have with the earth. And being able to grow food is an absolutely invaluable skill to have.

I’m excited to learn sustainable habits while building community

Community is absolutely everything. I am so grateful to share sacred space for learning, healing and growing. It is my honored and my privilege to be in community with like hearted souls, returning to our roots, while sowing seeds for future generations. Thank you Wonderful People for fostering this beautiful community.

I'm so excited to connect with other peer growers in Nashville! We are the next generation of stewards and it's important we carry with skills back to our communities

I am grateful to be a part of the Wonderful People Microfarm! Not only am I excited to learn more about growing food and living in harmony with the land, I'm also looking forward to meeting the other members of this program. I'm sure we're going to inspire and learn a lot from each other during this course.

Hi! I'm Super Excited to learn about farming, how to cultivate the soil and grow some Yummilicuous healthy food!! Health TRULY is our Wealth! I'm Grateful for the opportunity!! Thanks Tonya!

I’m so excited to continue to honor the legacy of Zelda’s Garden through this incredible program. I love community and connection so to be able to share in this work with so many incredible people…it sets my soul on fire. My mom was born on a farm and taught my dad how to garden, I can’t wait to show my children how to do the same and continue to share the rich legacy of creating memories through loving the earth. Truly humbled and grateful.

I am excited to be able to learn how to grow food and share with others. It is a connection with nature and God to see vegetables and fruit grow.

I've been involved in community gardening for years and Wonderful People Farms really struck me with their intentionality. I believe that this opportunity will be a great hands-on learning experience. I look forward to growing delicious local food with everyone!

All things truly grow with love and I feel deeply in my heart that the Wonderful People Microfarm community is rooted in pure love. I look forward to learning, growing, and connecting with beautiful, likeminded souls who operate on a heart level. I am so blessed for this wonderful opportunity and I know that it will be nourishing to my mind, body, and soul.