An Introduction

Thanks for stopping by!

We are a few upstart urban farmers in North Asheville. There are three yards and somewhere between 4 and 9 people depending on the day. We are lucky enough to have the energy and dedication of all these people combined with the varied opportunities that our three area's have to offer. Like everyone else we all have jobs which require lots of our time. Yet despite that, we have come together to pool our resources and knowledge to produce our own food and develop a community.

At The Sunny Side - there is the largest area and greatest resources. With the help of Smart Feller Tree Works about 10 dead and dying trees were safely removed to open up this garden space to much more southwestern exposure. Watch out for POISON IVY in the brush! The Sunny Side has 4 cold frame style greenhouses, lots of perennial fruit infrastructure and terraced beds with years of compost and attention paid to them. We started our seedlings in the greenhouses here, but just moved them to Highland due to heavy aphid pressure.

At Highland - there is full west/southwestern exposure and the combined expertise of its entrepreneurial residents. This will be the third year of food production at Highland. Like the Sunny Side it features a large cleared area and lots of infrastructure. One of it's biggest assets is the residency of a local business Healing Roots Design. Highland often acts as a central location for the Urban Farmers to get wound up or to wind down depending on the time of day.

At West - there is a very different sort of opportunity - Shade. Where some have thought little space and sun might indicate that urban farming is impossible we are exploring the opportunities bestowed on us by a shady space and a friendly landlord. West features a start-up rabbitry and will be in heavy mushroom production. There is also room for long term composting piles and shade/walnut tolerant food production.

Tom C