Closing the Loop
Supporting local food systems.
With our Garden Partners program, members have the option to share their earned compost with local farms and gardens, who create equitable access to healthy food in our communities.
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At Lighthouse, their mission is to provide safe and supportive homes for individuals seeking both stable housing and a place to heal. They are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment that promotes healing and personal growth, helping individuals rebuild their lives, foster lasting recovery, and reintegrate into their communities with renewed joy, peace, and meaning.
At Lighthouse, their mission is to provide safe and supportive homes for individuals seeking both stable housing and a place to heal. They are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment that promotes healing and personal growth, helping individuals rebuild their lives, foster lasting recovery, and reintegrate into their communities with renewed joy, peace, and meaning.
The Rhoades Property Garden serves as a space for UNCA students and faculty and Asheville community members to learn and participate in sustainable agriculture practices.The intergenerational activities that are practiced in the garden are intended to make connections between the diverse communities and neighborhoods of Asheville, educational institutions, and various sectors of the food system. The Rhoades Property garden provides a fun way to learn about sustainability and organic gardening and serves as an opportunity to gain and share knowledge, which in turn will create a community response to local food security.
The Rhoades Property Garden serves as a space for UNCA students and faculty and Asheville community members to learn and participate in sustainable agriculture practices.The intergenerational activities that are practiced in the garden are intended to make connections between the diverse communities and neighborhoods of Asheville, educational institutions, and various sectors of the food system. The Rhoades Property garden provides a fun way to learn about sustainability and organic gardening and serves as an opportunity to gain and share knowledge, which in turn will create a community response to local food security.
The Shiloh community is rooted in African American settlements dating back to the 19th century. Agriculture serves as a tradition in the area, one they are working to revive through their community garden and other such projects. Youth involvement at the Shiloh Community Garden includes not only the experience of growing produce organically, but lessons in food preparation, healthy eating, permaculture, sustainability, entrepreneurship, literacy, leadership and self-governance.
The Shiloh community is rooted in African American settlements dating back to the 19th century. Agriculture serves as a tradition in the area, one they are working to revive through their community garden and other such projects. Youth involvement at the Shiloh Community Garden includes not only the experience of growing produce organically, but lessons in food preparation, healthy eating, permaculture, sustainability, entrepreneurship, literacy, leadership and self-governance.
Southside Community Garden is located in the Southside Community, a historic African-American neighborhood and supported by volunteers and community members dedicated to growing food and community involvement. The project has welcomed a place for both neighbors and residents of the Southside Community, plus volunteers and community groups from outside the neighborhood to connect to agriculture and healthy eating in a food desert, meaning a place that lacks access to healthy food and groceries. The food grown in donated to the Southside kitchen which serves donation based meals and is open to the public.
Southside Community Garden is located in the Southside Community, a historic African-American neighborhood and supported by volunteers and community members dedicated to growing food and community involvement. The project has welcomed a place for both neighbors and residents of the Southside Community, plus volunteers and community groups from outside the neighborhood to connect to agriculture and healthy eating in a food desert, meaning a place that lacks access to healthy food and groceries. The food grown in donated to the Southside kitchen which serves donation based meals and is open to the public.
The AgrowKulture Urban Farm is dedicated to combating food deserts and fostering entrepreneurship. Our mission is to empower youth through early education in organic, sustainable growing, harvesting practices, and marketing, creating a future where communities thrive with access to fresh, locally sourced produce.
The AgrowKulture Urban Farm is dedicated to combating food deserts and fostering entrepreneurship. Our mission is to empower youth through early education in organic, sustainable growing, harvesting practices, and marketing, creating a future where communities thrive with access to fresh, locally sourced produce.
A Sip of Paradise Garden's mission is to provide a healthy and safe garden space for bartenders to recharge their creativity, their minds, and themselves. Their vision is for all bartenders to grow food and flowers for themselves and their families to help transform their wellness and happiness.
A Sip of Paradise Garden's mission is to provide a healthy and safe garden space for bartenders to recharge their creativity, their minds, and themselves. Their vision is for all bartenders to grow food and flowers for themselves and their families to help transform their wellness and happiness.
The Cabbagetown Community Garden was opened to the public in the summer of 2010 and currently houses 32 raised garden beds and two thriving beehives. The creation of the garden and installation of hives was a combined effort of the Cabbagetown community, the City of Atlanta, Park Pride and later, The Little Bee Project. The garden is the first community garden of its kind in Atlanta. The garden's mission is to leverage its unique urban location to engage the community and educate gardeners of all ages and backgrounds by empowering them to plant, grow and harvest healthy organic food.
The Cabbagetown Community Garden was opened to the public in the summer of 2010 and currently houses 32 raised garden beds and two thriving beehives. The creation of the garden and installation of hives was a combined effort of the Cabbagetown community, the City of Atlanta, Park Pride and later, The Little Bee Project. The garden is the first community garden of its kind in Atlanta. The garden's mission is to leverage its unique urban location to engage the community and educate gardeners of all ages and backgrounds by empowering them to plant, grow and harvest healthy organic food.
Chattahoochee Queen is a specialty cut flower business located in Atlanta, Georgia. The founder, Evan Neal, began farming flowers alongside Brent Hall of Freewheel Farm in 2014 after having spent time farming in Pescadero, California - it was in California that he became acquainted with unfamiliar and fascinating cut flower varieties being grown exclusively for local markets. Moving back to his home state of Georgia in 2012, he started growing flowers in his own backyard, and wherever else he could squeeze a few feet of bedspace in...and has been growing ever since! He currently farms on less than a quarter of an acre, but by focusing on growing intensively and replenishing the soil with top-quality compost, he can grow a whole lot of flowers! They currently sell at Grant Park Farmers Market, to local restaurants, bakeries, and florists, and supply flowers for special events.
Chattahoochee Queen is a specialty cut flower business located in Atlanta, Georgia. The founder, Evan Neal, began farming flowers alongside Brent Hall of Freewheel Farm in 2014 after having spent time farming in Pescadero, California - it was in California that he became acquainted with unfamiliar and fascinating cut flower varieties being grown exclusively for local markets. Moving back to his home state of Georgia in 2012, he started growing flowers in his own backyard, and wherever else he could squeeze a few feet of bedspace in...and has been growing ever since! He currently farms on less than a quarter of an acre, but by focusing on growing intensively and replenishing the soil with top-quality compost, he can grow a whole lot of flowers! They currently sell at Grant Park Farmers Market, to local restaurants, bakeries, and florists, and supply flowers for special events.
The mission of Community Farmers Markets is to develop a local food infrastructure for long term sustainability and meaningful community impact. Their purpose is to preserve, root, and grow a diverse local food culture by maintaining an authentic space for all people to share community, fair food, and healthy lifestyles while providing a sustainable living for producers who steward the earth.
The mission of Community Farmers Markets is to develop a local food infrastructure for long term sustainability and meaningful community impact. Their purpose is to preserve, root, and grow a diverse local food culture by maintaining an authentic space for all people to share community, fair food, and healthy lifestyles while providing a sustainable living for producers who steward the earth.
Our Wake County School Garden Partners currently include Northwoods Elementary School, The Franciscan School, Abbott's Creek Elementary, Green Magnet Elementary School, Kingswood Montessori STEM Magnet Elementary School, Stough Elementary Pollinator & Learning Garden, The Montessori School of Raleigh, North Chatham Elementary School Garden, Joyner Magnet Elementary School, New School Montessori, Holly Grove Elementary Edible and Pollinator Gardens, L’école - French International School of Raleigh, and the Chapel Hill Day Care Center. When you share your earned compost with Wake County Schools, the participating schools can request compost delivery to be used in their school gardens to grow healthy food and educate students about the importance of healthy soil!
Our Wake County School Garden Partners currently include Northwoods Elementary School, The Franciscan School, Abbott's Creek Elementary, Green Magnet Elementary School, Kingswood Montessori STEM Magnet Elementary School, Stough Elementary Pollinator & Learning Garden, The Montessori School of Raleigh, North Chatham Elementary School Garden, Joyner Magnet Elementary School, New School Montessori, Holly Grove Elementary Edible and Pollinator Gardens, L’école - French International School of Raleigh, and the Chapel Hill Day Care Center. When you share your earned compost with Wake County Schools, the participating schools can request compost delivery to be used in their school gardens to grow healthy food and educate students about the importance of healthy soil!
The Well Fed Community Garden is dedicated to reconnecting folks to the source of their nourishment: plants, chickens & bees, soil, air, water, and friendship. The Well Fed Garden is one example of urban agriculture – 20% of their bounty is provided to their volunteers and neighbors and the remaining 80% is sold to local restaurants and farmers markets. This 1.5-acre plot grows delicious seasonal vegetables, fruits & berries, herbs, mushrooms, and flowers all using organic, no-till methods.
The Well Fed Community Garden is dedicated to reconnecting folks to the source of their nourishment: plants, chickens & bees, soil, air, water, and friendship. The Well Fed Garden is one example of urban agriculture – 20% of their bounty is provided to their volunteers and neighbors and the remaining 80% is sold to local restaurants and farmers markets. This 1.5-acre plot grows delicious seasonal vegetables, fruits & berries, herbs, mushrooms, and flowers all using organic, no-till methods.
We Plant it Forward works to empower its community to plant, advocate, and care for a vibrant, native tree canopy for all.
We Plant it Forward works to empower its community to plant, advocate, and care for a vibrant, native tree canopy for all.
Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm is a Certified Naturally Grown farm which strives to sustainably grow produce for the local community without the use of any chemical pesticides or animal by-products. They also promote the creation of wildlife habitat with our garden consultations, and promotion of native plants. They push the boundaries of what is grown for food in central NC and are always experimenting with produce not normally grown here.
Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm is a Certified Naturally Grown farm which strives to sustainably grow produce for the local community without the use of any chemical pesticides or animal by-products. They also promote the creation of wildlife habitat with our garden consultations, and promotion of native plants. They push the boundaries of what is grown for food in central NC and are always experimenting with produce not normally grown here.
