Tomato Fest in East Nashville is an annual neighborhood staple, and it’s just as quirky and unique as it sounds. For one weekend a year, the streets of  the Five Points neighborhood are flooded with tomatoes of all sorts, shapes and sizes. From tomato costumes to tomato art to homegrown tomatoes from local farmers, Tomato Fest fully takes over Nashville in a super artsy, over-the-top way that even Tomato haters would fall just a little bit in love with. 

During the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Karimah Mcfarlane was Google’s Head of Market Human Resources for the Southeast. She served on regional leadership teams that expanded the company’s presence across the Southeast, and played an important role in mitigating pandemic-related HR crises, such as loss of jobs and life, political and social unrest, and the transition from in-person to remote working expectations. Although the work was inspiring, Mcfarlane desired to have a more direct impact on her community–leading her to quit her job and purchase Buckhead Art & Company in June 2023.