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• Food Preservation: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 07, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Hadley Park Branch Library

  Food Preservation

  Location: Hadley Park Branch Library

  1039 28th Ave N Nashville, TN 37208

  Learn how to safely and successfully preserve your garden harvest to enjoy year-round. Learn the fundamentals of various preservation methods including water bath and pressure canning, freezing, and dehydrating, as well as essential food safety guidelines, equipment selection, and proper storage techniques.

  Bus Route(s): #29

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Fall Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 08, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Madison Branch Library

  Fall Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables

  Location: Madison Branch Library

  610 Gallatin Pike S Madison, TN 37115

  Learn Fall’s blooming flowers, ornamental vegetables and grasses. Learn how to prepare your landscape and garden beds to support next years’ planting.

  Bus Route(s): #26, #56, #76

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Food Preservation: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 15, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Hadley Park Branch Library

  Food Preservation

  Location: Hadley Park Branch Library

  1039 28th Ave N Nashville, TN 37208

  Learn how to safely and successfully preserve your garden harvest to enjoy year-round. Learn the fundamentals of various preservation methods including water bath and pressure canning, freezing, and dehydrating, as well as essential food safety guidelines, equipment selection, and proper storage techniques.

  Bus Route(s): #29

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Diagnosing Plant Diseases: Getting to the Root of the Problem: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 15, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Bordeaux Branch Library

  Diagnosing Plant Diseases: Getting to the Root of the Problem

  Location: Bordeaux Branch Library

  4000 Clarksville Pike Nashville, TN 37218

  Learn to identify a plant’s “disease triangle” as your first step in addressing plant problems and finding possible solutions.

  Bus Route(s): #22

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Fall Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 20, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Inglewood Branch Library

  Fall Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables

  Location: Inglewood Branch Library

  4312 Gallatin Road Nashville, TN 37216

  Learn Fall’s blooming flowers, ornamental vegetables and grasses. Learn how to prepare your landscape and garden beds to support next years’ planting.

  Bus Route(s): #26 Local, #56 BRT

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Food Preservation: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 22, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Hermitage Branch Library

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  Food Preservation

  Location: Hermitage Branch Library

  3700 James Kay Ln Hermitage, TN 37076

  Learn how to safely and successfully preserve your garden harvest to enjoy year-round. Learn the fundamentals of various preservation methods including water bath and pressure canning, freezing, and dehydrating, as well as essential food safety guidelines, equipment selection, and proper storage techniques.

  Bus Route(s): #6

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Fall Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 29, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Madison Branch Library

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  Fall Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables

  Location: Madison Branch Library

  610 Gallatin Pike S Madison, TN 37115

  Learn Fall’s blooming flowers, ornamental vegetables and grasses. Learn how to prepare your landscape and garden beds to support next years’ planting.

  Bus Route(s): #26, #56, #76

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

  Show details
• Food Preservation: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    August 29, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Bellevue Branch Library

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  Food Preservation

  Location: Bellevue Branch Library

  720 Baugh Rd Nashville, TN 37221

  Learn how to safely and successfully preserve your garden harvest to enjoy year-round. Learn the fundamentals of various preservation methods including water bath and pressure canning, freezing, and dehydrating, as well as essential food safety guidelines, equipment selection, and proper storage techniques.

  Bus Route(s): #24x, #31,# 5

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Raised Bed Gardening: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    September 03, 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Donelson Branch Library

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  Raised Bed Gardening

  Location: Donelson Branch Library

  2315 Lebanon Rd Nashville, TN 37214

  Learn how to become a successful raised bed garden including site selection, installation and construction, soil characteristics and growing substrate, crop selection (what to plant) and management, etc, and potential drawbacks of raised beds.

  Bus Route(s): #6

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Food Preservation: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    September 12, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Looby Branch Library

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  Food Preservation

  Location: Looby Branch Library

  2301 Rosa L. Parks Blvd Nashville, TN 37228

  Learn how to safely and successfully preserve your garden harvest to enjoy year-round. Learn the fundamentals of various preservation methods including water bath and pressure canning, freezing, and dehydrating, as well as essential food safety guidelines, equipment selection, and proper storage techniques.

  Bus Route(s): #9

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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• Soil Preparation: NPL Seed Exchange & MGofDC Speakers Bureau

  • When
    October 31, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Bellevue Branch Library

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  Soil Preparation

  Location: Bellevue Branch Library

  720 Baugh Rd Nashville, TN 37221

  Learn and understand what soil is and the importance of caring for soil, how to take a soil sample, how to interpret soil test results, and understand adding amendments/nutrients to the soil based on plant and soil needs.

  Bus Route(s): #24x, #31,# 5

  This library also participates in the FREE Library Seed Exchange Program!

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