Community gardens do more than just grow food. They help to build a sense of community by giving neighbors an opportunity to work together and get to know each other. They increase nutritional education and access to healthy food by providing affordable, often free, produce to neighbors in need or area food-assistance programs. They offer a community gathering spot for both recreation and discussion, often leading to organizing for other community efforts. Community gardens beautify neighborhoods, often occupying otherwise empty lots and, in many cases, making neighborhoods safer.
The WNC area is rich with community gardens of all sorts — from CSAs to donation gardens that grow for area food banks to education gardens for public schools. Xpress is working to compile a database of community gardens to help interested neighbors find and support these community efforts. To add your garden to our database, send the address, contact information, volunteer workdays (if applicable), cost of plot rental (if applicable) and a brief description to ceidson@mountainx.com.
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Buncombe County
Name: Beaverdam Community Garden at YMCA
Address: 201 Beaverdam Road
Website: nccgp.org
Volunteer workdays: Inquire for details
Contact: wlong@ymcawnc.org
Grows for: Education for YMCA youth programs and donation for YMCA Mobile Kitchen and pantry at Beaverdam site. Allotment plots for community members also available.
Name: Burton Street Community Peace Gardens
Address: 47 Bryan St.
Website: burtonstreet.org
Volunteer workdays: Saturdays, 10a.m.-noon
Contact: 828-301-0166
Grows for: Community members, education and job training for neighborhood youth
Name: Crossroads Assembly Community Garden
Address: 20 South Bear Creek Road
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Inquire for details
Contact: g_adalins@att.net, 665-0708
Grows for: Local food banks via donation of 50 percent of yield
Name: Dr. George Washington Carver Edible Garden
Address: 30 George Washington Carver Ave.
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Mondays, 4-6 p.m.
Contact: majerla@hotmail.com
Grows for: Education and feeding any community members who wander through
Name: Dr. John Wilson Community Garden
Address: 99 White Pine Dr., Black Mountain
Website: Black Mountain Rec Department
Volunteer workdays: Saturdays, 1-3pm; additional dates available for groups upon request.
Contact: diana.mccall@townofblackmountain.org
Grows for: Food assistance programs, via donation-only beds and a portion of each rental plot
Name: Falconhurst Community Garden
Address: 61 Blue Ridge Ave.
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Most Sundays. Contact for details.
Contact: 828-252-2441 or AshevilleJM@gmail.com
Grows for: Members. Open to interested families or individuals in or with ties to the surrounding community.
Name: Good Faith Community Garden
Address: 1418 Patton Ave.
Website: abernethy.org
Volunteer workdays: Saturdays, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Contact: 254-2612 or 712-0620
Grows for: Steadfast House Women and Children’s Shelter, BEAR Closet and Haywood Street Mission
Name: Grace Covenant Community Garden
Address: 789 Merrimon Ave.
Website: gcpcusa.org
Contact: hobblein@hotmail.com
Workdays: Multiple. Inquire for details.
Grows for: Various local food assistance programs via 75-80 percent donation of yield
Name: Home Grown Garden
Address: 80 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Saturdays, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Contact: milawkirkland@gmail.com
Grows for: Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families
Name: Joyner Community Garden
Address: 30 Joyner Ave.
Website: bountifulcities.org
Volunteer workdays: Contact for details
Contact: erickemp01@yahoo.com or 828-595-6236
Grows for: Volunteers and the community on or around Joyner Avenue.
Name: Kenilworth Presbyterian Community Garden
Address: 123 Kenilworth Road
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Inquire
Contact: 828-252-8872
Grows for: Loving Food Resources
Name: Love and Fishes Bountiful Garden
Address: 297 Haywood St.
Website: Haywoodstreet.org
Volunteer workdays: Wednesdays, 9 a.m.- noon and Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon
Contact: lmichael9@gmail
Grows for: The Downtown Welcome Table
Name: Pisgah View Peace Garden
Address: 1 Granada St.
Website: pisgahviewpeacegarden.com
Volunteer workdays: Contact for details
Contact: gfelsen@hotmail.com
Grows for: Community members as well as the elderly, disabled and homeless
Name: Sand Hill Community Garden
Address: 58 Apac Circle
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon
Contact: 828-250-4260
Grows for: MANNA FoodBank via donation of a portion of the yield
Name: Shiloh Community Garden
Address: Hampton Street & Century Boulevard
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Contact for details
Contact: 828-274-7739 or shilohcommunityassociation@gmail.com
Grows for: Education and community enrichment, donation to volunteers and community members
Name: The Lord’s Acre
Address: Joe Jenkins Road, Fairview
Website: thelordsarce.org
Volunteer workdays: Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Addition days for groups of 5-10 upon request.
Contact: thelordsacre@gmail.com
Grows for: Food for Fairview and Share the Harvest
Jackson County
Name: Cullowhee Community Garden
Address: 65 S. Painter Road, Cullowhee
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Wednesday evenings, Saturday mornings. Additional times for groups available upon request.
Contact: bigelownc@gmail.com
Grows for: Jackson County food organizations including the Community Table and the Market, via a 50 percent or greater donation of yield from each plot
Name: Sylva Community Garden
Address: 127 Bartlett Street, Sylva
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Thursdays, 5 p.m. Additional times for groups available upon request.
Contact: karriejoseph@hotmail.com
Grows for: The Sylva Community Table via a 50 percent or greater donation of yield from each plot.
Mitchell County
Name: Green Valley Community Garden
Address: Weatherman Road, Spruce Pine
Website: Facebook
Volunteer workdays: Inquire.
Contact: greenvalleygarden@gmail.com
Grows for: Food assistance programs in Mitchell & Avery counties via donation of a portion of yield
Yancey County
Name: Dig In! Yancey Community Garden
Address: Bolens Creek Road, Yancey County
Website: diginyancey.org
Volunteer workdays: Tuesday 5-8pm; Thursday, 8am-noon; Saturdays, 4-7pm
Contact: info@diginyancey.org
Grows for: Food assistance programs in Yancey County
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