I have to say, Asheville has a long community garden history. I attended my first ACGA conference in Asheville in the early '80's. Mountain Area Gardeners In Community (MAGIC) was a going concern at that time. I'm not sure how many gardens there were in Asheville per se, but the natives put together a great conference and a good crowd. It included a pig roast and everybody doing the hokey-pokey in a school gym. Must be time to do it again. Jack
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Stewart Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [cg] City Repair? and Asheville Hello folks, James Stewart here. I live about an hour west of Asheville in the small town of Sylva, NC. Thanks for the heads up on City Repair. Asheville does have a community garden: the Pearson St. Garden, part of the bountiful cities project. Check it out if you are ever in the area. Also, Sylva has a community garden as well: ShareCroppers Organic Community Garden. It was only started last spring (a baby!) and for the sole purpose of growing food for the 'food insecure' in our county. It was quite a success. Everything, from land to seeds to tillers and hands, was donated. I plan to carry it on, with some expansion and some changes, for as long as I can. Check out www.communitytable.org <http://www.communitytable.org> for pictures of the garden opening and whatnot. Thanks. Ok. Let me get on my soapbox of sorts. All posts concerning the 'progressiveness' of A-ville are true. But sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. Western NC is a pretty spectacular area with even more spectacular small progressive communities. 'My' town, Sylva, for example, boasts many attractions that are not normally found in towns of 4,000 individuals: excellent vegetarian, ethnic, or eclectic restaurants, good venues for live music, an organic grocery store, two health food stores, wonderful book and music stores, a thriving tailgate market, more bodywork therapists and yoga instructors than you can shake a stick at (yes, I am southern), and (most importantly) an atmosphere where careful, concerned, and vigorous debates are abundant and where all of our different selves and forms of expression exists peacefully. If it seems I am making Sylva out to be something of a mountainous, fairytale land, that is not my intention! . Rather, this post is just to say that Sylva and our other small mountain towns of Waynesville, Bryson City, Franklin, Cashiers, Highlands, etc. are like Asheville, but on a smaller scale and with more emphasis on 'community'. Often, the little folks in the little towns are forgotten when discussions of 'progressiveness' happen. Sad. We are often some of the most progressive little pockets in our land. Ok. That's it. I do encourage you to visit A-ville, Sylva, or any other town in WNC. We're lovely folks out here. Heck, I'll be your tour guide if you come through Sylva. Take care all. >From: "Sharon Gordon" >To: >Subject: RE: [cg] City Repair? and Asheville >Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:36:39 -0500 > > > >Asheville, a small western >Carolina city that nonetheless is biggest in the >mountains, is a progressive enclave where all kinds of >interesting things take root and grow. I'm not sure, >though, what's currently happening there in terms of >community gardening - there was an active program, >MAGIC?, in the past. (yo, Asheville, if anybody's >lurking on this list). Anyway, that progressive >tradition may explain why City Repair is speaking >there. > >I don't know about the regular community gardening in Asheville itself. I >do know there is permaculture community gardening in the surrounding area >http://www.permacultureactivist.net , http://www.earthaven.org . > >Asheville and several places in the surrounding area are also doing >strawbale building and earth plasters as well as various local food >initiatives including some really good bakeries, and local artisianal >quality household items such as furniture, pottery, and textiles. > >If you go to the meeting Don mentioned, it's worth it to go early and visit >the book and newstand on the same street and Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe >within a block or so and to have dinner at one of the nearby restaurants (a >variety of non-chain restaurant choices). > >If you go during a warmer part of the year, Asheville also has a botanical >garden. > >Sharon >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >______________________________________________________ >The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > >To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden _____ MSN Shopping upgraded for the holidays! Snappier product search... <http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2737??PS=> ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
