The Battle Blog
Our partners at Young Professionals of Knoxville are sponsoring a fundraising dinner for Battlefield Farms and we are beyond honored. Please join on us on September 12th at 6:00 p.m. at the Mabry-Hazen House. We would love to have abundant support from our community! “We are proud to announce the…
View moreIt’s that time of year again! We are proud to be hosting our second summer internship program at BFF. We are looking for 10 local Black youths between the ages of 13-17 to participate in our paid summer internship program. There will be great learnings and even greater FUN! The…
View morePlease join us on Saturday, May 4th at 6:00 p.m. at Payne Avenue Baptist Church for our first fundraising event! In partnership with the UT Gospel Choir, Gospel In The Gardens, will have food, fellowship and an opportunity to GIVE! We accept cash, check, Venmo, CashApp and PayPal donations, no…
View moreTreat yourself and listen to Chris share about his redemption through farming on The Biggest Table podcast. Clearly, there is nothing he can’t do. Husband, father, pastor, author, farmer, model, comedian, chicken wrangler extraordinaire……. “A chance encounter with a gentleman back in 2008, while he and his church were cleaning…
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https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/01/16/knoxvilles-chris-battle-of-battlefield-farms-featured-in-people/72243583007/ Chris Battle is already well-known in Knoxville and East Tennessee for his work creating BattleField Farm & Gardens. From the organization’s beginnings as a “gleaning fence,” providing fresh vegetables next to Tabernacle Baptist Church, to the founding of BattleField Farm & Gardens in 2018 and the delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables to several…
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https://people.com/pastor-leaves-his-church-to-feed-the-hungry-on-urban-farm-8425557 “Four years have passed since Battle, 62, left his job as senior pastor at the Tabernacle Baptist Church — one of Knoxville’s oldest Black Baptist congregations — to grow and deliver fresh produce to residents of a city neighborhood where healthy food is scarce. “I’m doing something that’s meeting a…
View moreCome out and paint with us! We are having a pallet painting party at our new concrete garden on 107 S. Chestnut this Saturday 10/14/23 starting at 9:00 am! We will be painting until we finish and all paint donations are welcome! Join us this Saturday, October 14, 2023 for…
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View moreHear Rev. Chris Battle’s sermon “Repent, Resist” delivered at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of Knoxville TN on the Third Sunday after Pentecost, the Sunday before Juneteenth, June 18, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W98EoVZFqEs&t=6s
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