Healthy Wife, Healthy Life

Love this! How exciting for our community!

Hello! I thought it was time to introduce myself and the story behind Demeter’s Common.

My name is Mallory Jennings. I grew up on a farm here in Lebanon with my 3 little sisters. My entire life has revolved around agriculture. From setting to***co with my dad when I was 6, to being an active member in FFA throughout high school and college, to studying agriculture in the Czech Republic in 2011, to building a greenhouse and homesteading on my own farm for the last 5 years, to spending the last 6 years working in a retail management position on an organic farm in Nashville. Agriculture is a key part of my life, shaping me into the woman that I am today, and I thought it was time to share my lifestyle with my community.

When I was studying agriculture in Prague in 2011, our group came across a huge statue of the Greek goddess Demeter. She was strong and beautiful with leaves and plants throughout her hair, holding a bundle of grains. They told us she was the Greek goddess of agriculture, fertility, and the harvest. Known as the “Earth Goddess” or “Agricultural Goddess”. I have been fascinated by Demeter and her story since then, and I have finally realized why.

I believe that in order to live a fulfilled and healthy life, it all starts with being aware with what you are putting on and into your body. Where it’s coming from, how it’s made/grown, who is making it/growing it. Our beautiful Earth has provided and continues to provide us with all the tools we will ever need to live a healthy life. I cherish our earth, the soil, the organisms within it. The science and rhythms of every animal, rock, fish, bug, raindrop, plant, the list is infinite, working together in harmony to keep our Mother Earth alive. I cherish the magic of holding rich soil in my hands and knowing that it’s the key to growing everything I will ever need. The feeling of holding a tomato seed in February, nurturing it and caring for it, then harvesting a sweet, sun ripened tomato in early July is probably one of the most fulfilling feelings I can ever explain. I love knowing how a coneflower and dandelion root can heal almost any skin problem I could ever have faster and more naturally than any tube of Neosporin could ever dream of. I love the beauty of a dairy cow. The trust they have in us to milk them everyday and rewarding us with pure gold cream and milk. I could go on forever. I love our magical planet, I love how with just a little understanding and appreciation, we could all benefit from what it has to teach us.

At Demeter’s Common, that will be my mission. I will show you how to eat locally and seasonally. I will educate you on how to start your own garden. I will introduce you to our local makers and farmers. I will provide you with the freshest ingredients for your weeknight dinners. I will provide our community with the best customer service imaginable. At Demeter’s, we will show you what it means to really live “farm to table” and “farm to body”, because we are taking it to a whole new level.

I’m going to give our community a new understanding and appreciation of what it means to love ourselves and our planet. It’s time to celebrate the beauty of our Mother Earth. It’s time to arrive to our bodies and redefine what it means to “treat yourself”. Demeter’s Common will be a “lifestyle grocery store”, because I’m ready to show you what I think it means to really live a lifestyle that celebrates the land we walk on. Join me this Spring to continue the beautiful celebration of agriculture, food, and the magic of our Earth.

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