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"Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our community - reflecting who we are, who we were and who we can become.We engage with the news that affects our community, behind and beyond the headlines. We build bridges that span from creators and innovators to storytellers and the outdoors. We focus on our challenges as many communities in one - as we celebrate what inspires us. We resonate with countless voices - in words and spaces, sounds and songs.We are "Scenic Roots."Ray Bassett hosts and produces "Scenic Roots" at WUTC.

How Community Gardens Can Help Grow Communities

A pea plant at the ELLA Library’s community garden.
ELLA Library
A pea plant at the ELLA Library’s community garden.

Community gardens are shared spaces for people to grow plants - flowers, vegetables, you name it.

These gardens are found in communities large and small, urban and rural, across the country - and they are as varied as the places where they grow, including here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

Jazmine LeBlanc is cofounder and executive director of ELLA Library in Chattanooga’s East Lake neighborhood.

Cori Tinkham is project coordinator at the Chattanooga Food Center.

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Our thanks to Woodson Carpenter and Anthony Prince at the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga for arranging this conversation.

Ray is the host and producer of Scenic Roots, Mondays - Thursdays at 3 PM on WUTC.
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