Two charitable groups in Charlotte that harness the power of volunteer labor and borrowed land in order to feed the needy are making the leap from gardening to farming. Read more at PlanCharlotte.org, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s newest website. -Amber Veverka
Posts Tagged ‘garden’
Friendship Gardens, Sow Much Good growing fast
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Friendship Gardens, garden, PlanCharlotte.org, Sow Much Good, uirban farm, Urban Institute on June 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Renfrow Hardware launching urban farm in downtown Matthews
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farm, garden, local food, Matthews, vegetables on April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Vegetable crops, fruit trees and gardening classes are all part of the plan at the new Renfrow Farm in downtown Matthews. Renfrow Hardware owner David Blackley details the project and why he’s so passionate about it. Read the full story at PlanCharlotte. – Amber Veverka
UNC Charlotte winter garden walk and plant sale
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged garden, gardening, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, winter plants on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens is hosting a free winter garden walk at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. The tour will begin at the school’s greenhouse where Larry Mellichamp, gardens director, will give a short talk on winter plants. Afterward, visitors will walk through the Susie Harwood Garden with garden staff members [...]
Want a community garden plot? Wait in line.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged garden on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Amber Veverka Would-be gardeners looking for a plot of their own now face long wait lists at Mecklenburg County community gardens – and budget cuts mean the county isn’t creating new sites. For years, Peter Cook couldn’t get folks interested in planting the community garden plots he oversees. “There were gardens that sat and got [...]
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