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Annual Wildflower Walk - May 7
Spring wildflowers don't last long! Come explore the abundant wildflowers of these amazing mountians with some of the best botanists around. FREE event. Read more...
Putting Your Beds to Sleep
The cooler weather is here and is gently reminding us that our garden beds are ready to be tucked in for the long winter's sleep. This cooler weather lessens the stress on plants and makes for an optimum time to move and divide crowded perennials such as daylilies, hostas and irises. Read more...
Urban Harvest Dinner to Highlight Top Chefs, Local Food, Urban Agriculture
On Friday, September 25, 2009 at 6pm, The Bountiful Cities Project, Asheville's Urban Agriculture and Food Security organization, will host the first of a series of "BCP's Urban Harvest Dinners," at the Pearson Drive Community Garden in Montford. The dinners are elegant, on-garden evenings to raise funds for BCP's ongoing outreach and education programs in many community gardens and urban farms throughout the city of Asheville. Read more...
Asheville City Chickens Meetup
Now that Asheville's Animal Control Ordinance has been changed to be more permissive of urban chickens, it's time to shift Asheville City Chickens from a grassroots political group to a group of engaged urban chickeners interested in raising chickens in a city setting and dedicated to helping others in their endeavors. In order to facilitate that, Cathy has set up a MeetUp.com account to allow us to arrange get togethers among those interested in urban chickens in the Asheville area. Read more...
