The
Community Organic Garden at Asheville Area Private Mountaintop
Community
I
came to love organic gardening decades ago. When I was a small
child, my grandparents, parents, the neighbors and kids from blocks
around, had a joint project our HOME GROWN organic community garden.
It was just a few blocks away and each night after supper, we
all seemed to meet there, exchange the good news of the day, laugh
and share the fruits of our labor. We were city-dwellers, with
a scaled-down version of the farms out in the country, but we
used the same methods as they used very far from cities. And even
though these systems needed less space and less work, and were
inexpensive, they produced high yields of top-quality food. Grandpa
explained that one square foot garden unit measuring only 16 sq
ft holds an average of 130 plants and produces enough high-quality
vegetables for one person, and that gardeners of all ages, sizes,
and levels of experience can have a great time in such a garden.
The
Community Organic Garden at a certain private community not too
far from Asheville, is jut one of this mountaintop village’s
amazing amenities for the whole family. I am fond of the garden
It reminds me of my girlhood experiences. Sitting comfortably
at the foot of the mountain, it seems to encourage an appreciation
of gardening, just as our HOME GROWN garden from many years ago
did for me. The garden simply invites members of the private master-planned
community and country club to come and be a part of the community.
Here you can work with your hands, interact with others, and to
contribute your ideas and thoughts.
Organic
gardening also is "one way to make a difference and educate
people on the harmful effects on the earth of chemicals and pesticides,"
my friend, herself a master gardener explained. "Using chemical
fertilizers actually kills the soil… turns it into something
that's like poor quality concrete."
The
collective handiwork of its participants inspires all who have
contact with the garden. The resident master gardener here oversees
the garden, but residents can work their own plot. Herbs, vegetables,
and flowers that happily grow here may well make their way up
the mountainside to be used by the community’s culinary
team.
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a HUGE Research Library Online on Organic Community Gardens click
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