Community Learning Nursery
Everbloom’s Community Learning Nursery operates on a 21-acre homestead farm owned by our founder Kenneth Anderson. The farm and nursery grow naturally following permaculture principles.
We primarily use heirloom seeds to support the practice of community seed saving, preserving varieties from season to season to pass seeds and knowledge to new generations. The nursery also composts and takes every opportunity to return organic matter and replenish soil while avoiding any use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
We distribute food harvested at the nursery for free to families in need to enlist the community in addressing and eradicating hunger.
The Community Learning Nursery operates primarily through a network of dedicated community volunteers who care for and grow all of the nursery’s plant stock. Consistent volunteers who demonstrate the ability to lead and teach are designated as Grow Stewards and help provide technical support and gardening guidance for growers who receive starter gardens.
The seedlings grown at the nursery supply single-family urban gardens, community gardens, church gardens, and urban farms, who we call our Grow Partners. We primarily direct our donated plants to ZIP codes that are food insecure or low-income, but everyone is welcome to join our growing network. New gardeners can attend Sowing Seeds Together Community Workshops to kickstart their gardening training and receive seedlings.
2025 Impact
394
Grow Partners across the Mid-South and beyond
463
Gardens growing with Everbloom seedlings and seeds
6,787
seedlings distributed to individuals and organizations