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 communities free of charge, Battle has worked tirelessly to address food insecurity in East Knoxville.
In the past year, Battle has been the keynote speaker for the American Horticultural Society National Convention, presented at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, and been honored with a Community Service award from Knoxville’s MLK Commemorative Commission.
