Agriculture corner in Asheville brings communities together
Story Date: 5/9/2022

 

Source: US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 5/7/22

 
A mustard seed of faith, hard work and heart are helping to cultivate a historic Asheville neighborhood. In 2014, Southside Community Garden was established as a food source for residents who lacked accessibility to grocery stores. “There were no grocery stores in the neighborhood when there used to be eight or nine scattered around the Southside neighborhood in the ’50s and ’60s,” said co-founder Roy Harris, who spearheaded the initiative with Shuvonda Harper, Musa Farfan and Gwen Hill.

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