ABOUT No. 9 FARMS

We are located just minutes outside of Nashville, TN. No 9 Farms is a non-certified organic, regenerative farm that focuses on seasonal produce, berries, culinary and medicinal herbs, edible flowers, and weekly CSA shares.  We also have a passion for teaching and eduction and hold workshops in our commercial kitchen at the farm.  We are non-certified because the organic standards are not what they used to be.  Some people would say that what we do is beyond-organic. Really we are bringing back organic as it was meant to be. We believe that living soil is the foundation for flavorful, nutrient dense food.  We spend a tremendous amount of time growing the soil much like a forest would do if no one messed with it.  We work with nature, not against it, using no amendments other than compost and manure.  This does make a difference.  Just ask one of the 40 restaurants we sell to.

Originally from Seattle, WA. we have always grown our own food.  From gardens in Seattle, to edible landscaping in East Nashville, to now No. 9 Farms - a 40 acre property just minutes from downtown Nashville.

Our lives are a living testament to food as medicine.  Our family proves this.  Our children had severe health issues and once we wrapped our arms around this we embarked on a 20+ - year journey to understand how food can heal. We have a story.  A story with a happy ending.  This is why we farm and educate.

Brian & Stephanie Oaks

We are proud to partner with Nashville Grown, a Tennessee non-profit which connects local farmers to local restaurants.

“No. 9 Farms was one of the first special relationships I made when I took over The Catbird Seat and years later one of the first people I reached out to with the opening of my new restaurant ‘locust’. Amazing produce, carefully grown by loving people. Everything that makes this job worthwhile!”,

Trevor Moran - Noma, Catbird Seat, locust

Drawing by Mountain Laurel Art