1. The Western NC Alliance for Gardens That Give is a group of volunteers, garden
managers and other participants representing diverse models of community gardens in WNC that
have one main thing in common: they grow food for donation. Our mission is to support each other’s
success through the sharing of resources, experience and knowledge as well as to support the
startup of other ―Gardens That Give‖.
No two gardens are alike and that is our strength. Each is community-specific. Though not all GTG do
all these things, among us we: provide education for all ages; advocate locally, regionally and
nationally for food justice; provide food for the poorest of the poor; have gardens of all sizes; have
paid staff or are all volunteer; accept interns; provide an opportunity for service; provide a place for
students to exercise their passions and gifts; are a bridge for interfaith cooperation; teach; and get to
know our neighbors.
Though each garden is unique, all share a vision of seeing that everyone gets enough healthy food
and that community is fostered in the process. Here is a list of the gardens that are current members:
Covenant Community Garden (Reynolds) Covenant Community Garden (Reynolds, NC) Contact Paris
Eldridge at pariseldridge@hotmail.com or 828-686-7815
CrossRoads Community Garden (Asheville) http://www.crossroadsasheville.com Contact: Gary
Higgins at 828-775-7008 or g_adalins@att.net
Cullowhee Community Garden (Cullowhee, NC) Adam Bigelow Garden Manager
bigelownc@gmail.com 828-226-0398
Dig In Yancey – www.diginyancey.org (Yancey County, NC) Contact: John
Hartom, imagineren@yahoo.com or Laura Seelbach, Laura.DigIn@yahoo.com
Dr. John Wilson Community Garden (Black Mountain, NC) Contact Diana Schmitt McCall828.337.8932
Good Faith Garden (Asheville)abernethy.org 'missions' page Contact Diana Cerce at 828-254-2612.
Grace Covenant Community Garden (downtown Asheville) www.gracepcusa.org Contact: Buzz
Durham - – 828-775-5593
Green Valley Community Garden – (Spruce Pine, NC) Contact: Ken Anderson –
greenvalleygarden@gmail.com or 828-260-3724
Home Grown (Blk. Mtn) http://thinkearthcare.wordpress.com/category/earth-care/sprout-earth-
care/Contact: Ann Kieffer 258-6043 or 458-2004 or annfkieffer@bellsouth.net
Kenilworth Presbyterian Community Garden (Asheville) Contact Katie Adams 252-8872
Lord’s Acre (Fairview) www.thelordsacre.org Susan Sides – thelordsacre@gmail.com
Love & Fishes Bountiful Garden (Asheville) Contact: Lynne Michael at lmichael9@gmail or 828-275-
8919.
Oakley UMC Shelley Webb: swebb@wnccumc.net
or kenilworthpresbyterianchurch@gmail.com
Sandhill Community Garden - (Asheville) Laura Carter lkccove@hotmail.com
Swannanoa Garden (Swannanoa) Lost their land in 2012. Looking for help & land. Contact: Sandy
Drake sandyjean51@gmail.com
Sylva Community Garden (Sylva, NC) Contact: Karrie Joseph karriejoseph@hotmail.com or Jennifer
Cooper jacooper@email.wcu.edu
Rice Street Community Garden (Brevard, NC), sponsored by St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. Contact—Norah
Davis at norah.davis@icfi.com
Check us out on facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/WNC-Alliance-of-Gardens-That-
Give/203750153100395?ref=hl