The art and science of culinary gardening, simplified.
Tennessee Kitchen Gardens designs, installs and maintains raised-bed gardens so that you can cultivate a kitchen garden lifestyle.
We’ll build your dream garden
You share your garden goals and approve our design. We’ll determine what works in your space, install the garden beds and plant the fruits, flowers and veggies you want. We can even set up seasonal maintenance to reduce the overwhelm. All you need to do is harvest.
How to work with us
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Connect
Inquire below. We will send you an intro brochure and a link to schedule a Connection Call with us. We're eager to learn about your garden goals!
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Design
We will visit you to analyze what elements your garden will need, and follow up with a design. This service starts at $150.
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Build
We have a skilled carpentry, masonry and irrigation crew to install your garden with high quality, locally sourced materials. See our portfolio of designs here.
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Grow
Whether you're a beginner or a master gardener, we can guide you through the growing process. We have both maintenance and coaching services to support your needs.
Connect with us
Whether you want a full installation, coaching, or a maintenance plan, our consultations will provide ideas to get you inspired and information to get you un-stuck.
Garden Services
Building from the Ground Up?
If your yard is a blank canvas and you don’t know how to get started, Tennessee Kitchen Gardens can help remove the overwhelm. First, we will listen to your gardening goals— what do you want to grow and how much time do you have to spend? Then, we can design and create a garden that works for you.
Need Gardening Guidance?
If you have an established garden, but could use planning, planting, or maintenance tips, we can help. We know the common pitfalls of Tennessee gardening, and we can support your growing experience with personalized coaching, planting plans, and inspiring ideas that work for our region.
Community Workshops
We periodically host workshops in various locations around middle Tennessee including schools, community gardens, private homes, and educational farms. These events give you a chance to learn about seasonal planning, planting, maintenance, and harvest. We will share seeds and recipes, and stories of successes and failures from our own garden spaces.
Cultivate a healthy, grounded lifestyle in the garden.
Meet the Team
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Sarah Ruzic
FOUNDER AND CEO
A proud “garden nerd,” Sarah started her first veggie patch in a remote village in Guatemala in 2005, and has been designing and redesigning gardens in Tennessee since 2012. After a decade of balancing her career as a high school English teacher with her passion for gardening, she founded Tennessee Kitchen Gardens to share the joy of growing your own food with her community. Whether it’s comma placement or soil composition, she’s curious about everything. Her favorite crop to grow is kabocha squash.
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Abi Tapia
DESIGNER, DIRECTOR OF GARDEN OPERATIONS, AND WHATEVER ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE
With a 25-year career in the music business, including roles as a singer-songwriter and live event producer at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Abi has been immersed in creativity. But while music was her career, gardening has always been her love language — she’s left a trail of veggie plots and flower beds at every rental house and ex-boyfriend’s yard she’s ever set foot in. Now she channels her creativity into growing all the flowers and lives for lettuce season in her East Nashville garden.
