Hello Garden Fans. I want to share with y'all another Community Garden in our region that will be serving as a model for our garden. The Dr. John Wilson Community Garden 
Dr John Wilson Community Garden


The Dr. John Wilson Community Garden is a space for the community to come together to grow food, learn, and share their harvest with others. Plots are privately rented on a seasonal basis. The public can get involved in the garden through volunteering, or attending a workshop or event.

The Dr. John Wilson Community Garden in Black Mountain, NC.                                                   Photo by Mark Combs

This beautiful garden is managed by Dianna Schmitt McCall through the Town of Black Mountain Parks and Recreation department. It has recently been named in honor of one of the founders and champions of the garden, Dr. John Wilson. Here is a link to a youtube video about the garden: Dr John Wilson on Community Gardening

I have had the pleasure of touring this garden, and hearing Dr. Wilson presenting about the garden at a Carolina Farm Stewards Association Conference in Black Mountain a few years ago. It was very inspirational!


One of my favorite aspects of Community Gardening is being able to see all the different philosophies and ideas about organic gardening, and borrowing ideas and methods for use in our own garden.  I started vertical gardening in my plot in The Sylva Community based on ideas from one of the garden plots at Black Mountain, and now I can grow sugar peas and climbing beans to ten feet tall! 


If you are visiting Black Mountain, I recommend going to visit this beautiful example of Community Gardening. But, be careful...they might just put you to work. And, you might just like it!