Get Your Tix for On Garden Dinner Now!

Limited Seating - so get your tickets for the dinner that is sure to be a memorable one!
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See post below for more details.

It is National Community Gardening Week!

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week that August 23-29 is National Community Gardening Week, and declared the need for Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows, and their local communities.
Community gardens are growing ( literally J ) in North Carolina, and there are many ways to learn more and become involved.
· Visit a community garden in your area. Pearson Garden Work Day - This Wednesday!
· NCSU; NC A&T; Eat Smart, Move More NC and the NC Department of Public Health have partnered on an NC Community Gardens site:http://nccommunitygarden.ncsu.edu/
· The Eat Smart, Move More Growing Communities Through Gardens Guide was also released today. It’s available in .pdf format.
· Does your organization have an upcoming community garden-related event or workshop? If so, be sure to put it up on the Environmental Education Calendar. If you have never posted an event, contact the Office of EE for instructions.
· Join N.C. Community Garden Partners.
· Want to learn more about community garden/school partnerships and ways schools are utilizing gardening in the curriculum? Consider the upcoming N.C. Outdoor Classroom Symposium, October 23rd, 2009.

Join Us for our On Garden Dinner!

On September 25th, our flagship garden space at Pearson Drive will host our first On Garden Dinner. Fresh, delicious produce will be transformed by the magical chefs, Mauricio of Artisan Catering and Chef Mo of Chef in Motion, into an evening of delectable delight. Paired with wine from the Wine Guy, the dinner promises to have you wanting to know more about our local food, more about the urban agriculture and food security that Bountiful Cities Project works towards.

Tickets will be $60 per plate. Special Thanks To: Shay Brown of Shay Brown Events and Palettes of Perfection; Short Street Cakes, the Fresh Quarter, and many more who are making this event possible!

New Van!

BCP has been generously given a large van by Buncombe County. It is a retired Mountain Mobility van. The plan is to use it as a mobile farmer's market.

There is discussion of giving it a colorful vegetable-themed paint job. Might be a painting party in the near future, stay tuned for more info.

Imagine seeing this in your neighborhood!

Mead Making & Pizza Baking Fun 8/3

Come to Pearson Garden to learn about

MEAD MAKING from Turtle, who makes some of the best mead in these mountains
and
PIZZA BAKING from Frank Cook

About Frank Cook: As an extensive traveler he has developed a deep-rooted network of people whose lives are consciously intermingled with plants, healing, and ways to create a better world. He makes a wide range of foods and medicines to share with his family, friends and community. He leads a simple life communicating, teaching, reflecting, and spending a lot of time in the forests and gardens delving deeper into the mysteries of the plant kingdom and our place in the web of life. Visit his website.

I walk the green path achieving right-livelihood through donation. I appreciate your assistance in this. Give what you can; Receive what you need. But most importantly show up at some of these outings and reconnect with nature.

WHEN: Monday, August 3rd
WHERE: PEARSON garden
408 Pearson Drive, Asheville NC
TIME: 3:00 pm

COST: by donation
CONTACT INFO: Turtle at 273-8151

Earthen Plaster Workshop 8/8

Come learn how to make beautiful natural plaster from clay, sand, and straw. Participants will learn how to mix and apply plaster on the Pearson Drive Garden cob oven. Also included will be a discussion on how to build and
use cob ovens.

Saturday August 8, 2009
Pearson Drive Garden
408 Pearson Drive, Asheville NC
10am-1pm
Cost: $30.00

For more information and registration contact Doug Sharkey
This workshop is in collaboration with the Bountiful Cities Project.

BCP is July's Friend of Earth Fare

BCP is the "Friend of Earth Fare" this month. That means every time someone uses their own bags at the stores, BCP gets a donation. This really adds up.

There will also be a cookout at the stores on the 18th, and a Tomato Fest on the 25th. ALL the proceeds from these events go to BCP.

So here's how you can help raise funds for our important work:

-- Go to Earthfare all month and bring your own bags
-- Go to the Cookout on the 18th and buy a tasty, healthy, low cost lunch.
-- Go to the Tomato Fest on the 25th and buy some 'maters
-- Volunteer at our table for a few hours on one of those days

Volunteers are REALLY needed 7/18 and 7/25, from noon to 6 (you can do all or part of this time slot) . Contact Katherine for more info on this.

Thanks!