Source: Mackensy Lunsford, ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 6/27/18

 An issue that plagued Biltmore Forest nearly two decades ago has reared its antlered head for a city farm owner.
Steven Beltram, a farmer who owns the certified organic Balsam Gardens within Asheville city limits, approached City Council last month for help in solving a deer problem he said is threatening his business.  "One of the challenges we face in growing this local food is a heavy deer population on our farm, and we're obligated under federal law to make every effort to exclude wildlife from our production area for food-safety reasons," Beltram told council members.

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