Urban Farming: Access practical guides for cultivating food in city environments, from raised beds beside Asheville apartments to container crops on church and neighborhood center lots. Farmland Protection: Learn how conservation easements, zoning choices, and county-level planning can help keep Buncombe County farmland in production.
Sustainable agriculture in Western North Carolina works best when soil health, land access, and food justice sit at the same table. A raised bed in Asheville matters, but so do the policies that allow it, the neighbors who maintain it, and the distribution choices that get the harvest to residents who need fresh food nearby.