One Acre Cafe: 9th Annual Christmas Meal

One Acre Cafe to Serve 9th Annual Community Meal for Christmas

The holidays are a time for love, fellowship, and good food. One Acre Café, a local nonprofit
restaurant, knows firsthand how much these things are needed in so many people’s lives. This is why the
café opened in Johnson City in 2013. “We want to make sure everyone has access to nourishment
whether that means good healthy food or a sense of belonging in our community.” says Michelle Watts,
executive director. At One Acre Cafe, if you are able to donate, there are suggested amounts for your
meal. If you aren’t able to make a donation of money, you can donate your time to help out in the café
in exchange for your meal. When you volunteer, you are helping this community café continue
providing nourishing meals to others in the community.

As a thank you to the community for their continued support, One Acre Café will be serving the
9th Annual Christmas Community Meal on Thursday, December 23rd, 2021. The traditional holiday
meal will be served from 11 am until 2 pm and will be TAKE OUT only. This is free to any community
member who is present at the café to receive the meal.

The menu will consist of brown sugar mustard glazed spiral sliced ham, cheesy au gratin
potatoes, honey cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes, green beans with mushrooms, local collard greens,
dinner rolls made fresh by Feed His Flock and an assortment of pies for dessert.
For more details about the event please visit their social media event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/329574688682968

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One Acre Café is located at 603 West Walnut Street in downtown Johnson City, TN. The café was
established to further address the escalating issues of hunger and food insecurity in our community.
One Acre Cafe utilizes the model provided by the One World Everybody Eats Foundation joining the
growing family of more than fifty other community cafes across the country. This progressive model is
only one of its kind in the Johnson City area.
One Acre Café offers our community nourishment food in a warm and inviting space. Members of our
community volunteer to help us serve delicious healthy food. Those who cannot pay eat for free, then
help us by “working in exchange for their meal”. Those who can pay, support the café through
donations. Everyone helps in one way or another to keep the café thriving. Whether you are
volunteering for your meal or simply giving your time, it is the “coming together” of community that
creates the heart of the café.