Everbloom Farmacy grows thousands of seedlings on its 21-acre farm in Memphis. We share these seedlings with individuals, families, and community organizations starting their own urban gardens. Through the Community Learning Nursery, we teach our Grow Partners the practice of growing from seed and provide starter vegetables and herbs each season.
Everbloom also nourishes the well-being of our growers, sharing practices and activities at the intersection of health, community, and urban gardening. As an Everbloom grower, these resources help you:
- Guarantee your access to free vegetables and herbs, especially in food deserts
- Increase your consumption of fruits and vegetables, reducing the risk of death from cardiovascular disease
- Improve your mental health by connecting with nature, which combats stress, builds self-esteem, and creates openness to new experiences
- Connect with your community to develop neighborhood cohesion, trust, and social networks
- Build your knowledge of food use and preservation, like canning and pickling
Everbloom empowers Memphians to address the issues of food security and chronic disease by providing the knowledge, skills, and means for anyone to grow food at home. Through a low-cost, scalable, and replicable model, Everbloom’s alliance of growers is creating food sovereignty – access to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods.
What we stand for
We nourish the gardens and the people tending them
Everbloom grows food, well-being, and community together.
Everbloom’s vision is to create a local food and wellness movement that establishes a new standard for achieving greater health equity, food security, and community connection through urban agriculture.
- Continuous Learning with a Growth Mindset
- Empowerment
- Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship
- Self-Sufficiency and Interdependence
- Well-Being
- Community Enrichment through Service
- Access to Free, Healthy Food
- Hands-On Skills and Nutritional Knowledge
- Connected, Interdependendent Communities
- Improved Mental and Physical Well-Being
Self-Reliance
Learning to grow fruits and vegetables gives you ownership over your access to healthy food. You have the freshest produce at your fingertips, in your own backyard, any time you need it, plus a new skill set to take pride in
Interdependence
When you start your urban garden, you join Everbloom’s network of Grow Partners. You’re supported by the farm and its resources each season, and you enrich your community by sharing your new knowledge and harvest.
Our Organizational Ecosystem
Everbloom is rooted in the amazing people who nurture it
Grow Stewards
These committed volunteers serve the Community Learning Garden. They dedicate their time tending Everbloom’s nursery, aid in the distribution of seeds and plants to community members, and provide support and expertise to Grow Partners.
Grow Partners
These individuals and families have started their own urban homesteads in Everbloom’s network. Grow Partners received seasonal starter herb and vegetable plants from Everbloom to grow at home. They are supported by the Grow Stewards and the Everbloom network.
Community at Large
Whether connecting with a Grow Steward at a community event or enjoying the harvest of a neighboring Grow Partner, our community benefits from the food and knowledge shared by the Everbloom network.
Our Founder
Kenneth Anderson is a native Memphian and grew up in North Memphis before graduating from Central High in 1991. He received a bachelor’s degree for The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore before graduating from Georgetown University Law Center in 1998. He has had a distinguished legal career primarily focused on civil rights, human rights, and community building.
Kenneth has a wealth of knowledge and experience as a former Law Professor at Georgetown, an EEOC Senior Trial Attorney in Memphis and as OIE/Compliance Director at the University of Memphis. He also developed and led civil society-building programs in Cambodia and Ethiopia as a Country Legal Director for the American Bar Association Rule of Law Programs from 2004-2008.
Kenneth’s commitment to social justice drives his vision for Everbloom. He believes that Memphis can be an innovative model for how major urban areas can grow food, people, and community together and is eager to partner with others aligned with this vision of a more abundant and growing Memphis.
Our Board of Directors
Kenneth Anderson
Attorney and Founder of Everbloom Farmacy in Memphis, TN
Dr. Lanetta Anderson
OB/GYN in Memphis, TN
William P. Brown III
Federal Investigator in Memphis, TN
Lover High, Jr.
MBA in Nashville, TN
James D. Parker
Nonprofit Program Manager in Laurel, MS
Lawrence Smith
Attorney in Baltimore, MD
