Dining

The Produce Place provides fresh produce, organic products, fair trade coffee, fresh eggs, seafood, and meat, and much more.

Whole Foods Market is the world’s largest retailer of natural and organic foods.  Items are  available in various departments including bakery, beer, bulk, cheese,  coffee and tea, floral, grocery, meat and poultry, prepared foods,  produce, seafood, body, and more.  Three stores are located in the  Greater Nashville Area and catering is available at select locations.

The Turnip Truck specializes in selling organic, natural, and local food products and natural medicinal remedies.  The Gulch store offers a selection of hot, prepared food.

As part of a Community Supported Agriculture program, a consumer purchases a share from a local farmer and receives a box of fresh produce weekly throughout the growing season. See a list of CSAs in the Nashville area.

A farmers’ market allows for the purchase of locally grown or produced products in an open air environment.  See a list of farmers’ markets in the Nashville area.

Fido is a coffee house and restaurant which serves 100% organic, fair trade coffee that is purchased from small farmer cooperatives. It was selected as a Best Place for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner by the Nashville Scene.

Crema Coffee is dedicated to serving the finest coffee that is prepared with skill.  Much of their menu comes from local sources and they have implemented a large number of sustainable practices.

Sloco = Local. Organic. Quick. Opened by the owner of Tayst, and located in the 12 South neighborhood of Nashville, this sandwich shop serves local and sustainable sandwiches at affordable prices. You can even visit their website and click on a sandwich to see how far (or near) it has come!

Local Table Magazine highlights local farmers and food from Middle Tennessee.

Slow Food Nashville helps you to eat about good, clean, and fair food. They advocate for local and sustainable food in the Nashville community.

Relaxed, low key, and loved by Nashvillians “in the know,” the Capitol Grille in Nashville’s Hermitage Hotel is inspired by cultural sustainability.