Turnip Truck East hosted Doggie Day on its outdoor plaza with proceeds from the event benefiting local nonprofit Pittie in Pink’s work with neglected dogs in the area. Doggie Day featured dog washing, live music, free samples, and giveaways.
At EXPO East 2016, INFRA members made up 75% of the nominees for the four Retailer of the Year awards, and swept the the awards won. Native Sun Natural Foods won for Best New Store, Nature’s Food Patch won for Community Engagement, Alameda Natural Grocery won for Sustainability, and Turnip Truck won for Innovation. We congratulate all of the nominees and winners for their great work in the industry.
The people of Nashville love their Publix and Whole Foods, but The Turnip Truck deserves the title of Best Market. The locally owned store has two locations and places a serious emphasis on sourcing locally. Reviewer Jason King said, “This is a nice natural food store with some great ready-to-eat meal options. The prices are reasonable (especially when compared to other natural food markets), and they always seem to have demos and samples out.”
Thank you note from the Turnip Truck: “WOW. Thank you, loyal customers, for supporting our dream of bringing local, organic food to Nashville. You did this!!!”
Our grocery-bag partnership with Catholic Charities’ Sewing Training Academy, empowering area refugees with job skills
A local charity has helped refugees around Nashville learn to sew in hopes of contributing to the city’s manufacturing industry.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A local charity has helped refugees around Nashville learn to sew in hopes of contributing to the city’s manufacturing industry.
Catholic Charities Sewing Academy has worked to build skilled sewers for today’s manufacturing industry.
In the meantime, students used their skills to make canvas bags for the Turnip Truck in Nashville. The men and women come from all over the world.
“So most of the students in the class at this point are refugees.We’vestudents from 10 different countries. A lot of the students lately have been from Nepal, Burma, Somolia, Syria, Iraq,” said Trishawna Quincy.
You can buy the limited edition bags at the Turnip Truck for $19.99.
Troy “Fraz” Frassrand (left) and Christi Frassrand of the competition barbecue team Chokin ‘N’ tha Smoke.Since Turnip Truck launched its splashy new store in East Nashville earlier this year, a lot of the attention has been on the locally owned natural market’s East Side operation. But Turnip Truck also has a prominent location in the Gulch, and this weekend it aims to show the love to its many customers there — by throwing a big customer appreciation party at Turnip Truck Urban Fare, located at 321 12th Ave. S.
The event is 2 to 6 p.m. this Saturday, July 16, and there will be a plethora of free samples on offer at the store, including items from Albert’s Organics, Boar’s Head, Bongo Java, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Real Water and Yazoo Brewing Company.
The party will also host a competition barbecue truck, Chokin “N” tha Smoke (out of Fayetteville, Tenn.), which will be serving up fresh barbecue chicken and ribs, smoked on-site, for customers to purchase. Live bluegrass music will add to the festive mood.
