RE: City Repair? and Asheville
- Subject: RE: [cg] City Repair? and Asheville
- From: "Jack Hale" j*@knoxparks.org
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:22:09 -0500
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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
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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 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 >gordonse@one.net
> > > > > >______________________________________________________
>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: community_garden@mallorn.com > >To
subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription:
https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
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