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Sustainable Gifting Guide

By Bethany Edwards | December 3, 2025

Less is more this holiday season. Read how to celebrate sustainably, and check out our sustainable gifting guide for gift recommendations.

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Feeding Our Neighbors – There’s Enough to Go Around!

By Camille Mayle | November 10, 2025

“In Middle Tennessee, 1 in 7 people are unsure where their next meal will come from, including 1 in 6 children (Second Harvest, 2025).” This is called food insecurity – […]

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three people with their backs facing the camera pointing at a large mural that says food is our past, present, and future

Waste Less, Paint More: How Public Art is Sparking a Food Waste Reduction Movement Across U.S. Cities

By Waste Less Campaign Cohort Contributors | October 1, 2025

Public art has the power to grab attention, spark reflection, and bring big ideas into everyday spaces. That’s the goal of the Waste Less Mural Cohort-a national movement using murals […]

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man in a straw hat with a ventilator mask around his neck standing in front of a primed mural wall

Woke3 to Create Newest Waste Less Mural at Nashville Farmers’ Market

By Camille Mayle | June 6, 2025

Nashville Farmers’ Market, Urban Green Lab and the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville have partnered on a grant-funded opportunity to bring awareness to food waste and sustainability practices […]

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2025 Nashville Earth Month Events

By Karissa Hampton | April 1, 2025

April is a big month at Urban Green Lab. It’s Earth Month! If you’re looking for ways to celebrate Earth Month or Earth Day in Nashville, we’ve got you covered […]

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Urban Green Lab to Receive $10,000 Challenge America Award from the National Endowment for the Arts

By Katie Miller | January 14, 2025

Urban Green Lab to receive $10,000 Challenge America Award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the Waste Less mural project.

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Urban Green Lab Celebrates 15th Anniversary

By Katie Miller | December 17, 2024

Urban Green Lab celebrates its 15th anniversary as a nonprofit teaching Nashville communities how to live sustainably.

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Savor the Season Sustainably

By Karissa Hampton | October 30, 2024

Each quarter, our UGL Volunteers in Nashville learn and discuss sustainability, and this quarter we are talking about sustainable holidays. This blog is an excerpt of content shared with our UGL Volunteers.

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Urban Green Lab Co-Hosts Climate Week Cook-Off with 1 Hotel

By Katie Miller | October 9, 2024

Urban Green Lab co-hosts Climate Week Cook-Off in Nashville with 1 Hotel to showcase the connection between food waste and the climate.

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