How One Nashville School Is Adapting To A Gentrifying Neighborhood

“A North Nashville school, Buena Vista Enhanced Option Elementary School, is fighting declining enrollment by trying out some innovative programs. It hopes these will broaden the horizons of the low-income students it’s traditionally served — and also entice wealthier families moving into the neighborhood to give the school a chance. One of those programs, called the Trap Garden, is a nonprofit group founded in 2014 by Rob Horton, an urban farmer and activist. Horton grew up in a low-income St. Louis neighborhood, where he and his friends often depended on one corner convenience store for food, because there weren’t any supermarkets. He says his experience at Tennessee State University was similar.”