Hello and Happy Spring!  The time is almost upon us, and we couldn't be more excited about beginning the first season of the Cullohwee Community Garden!  Our target for the first round of plot adoptions is the end of April, or beginning of May. We hope to be up and running in time for summer planting (our frost-free date is May 15th), and we hope to offer the plots with enough time to prepare your garden for planting.  Lots to do between then and now. If you are interested in helping in some of the work, please email me at bigelownc@gmail.com for information. As soon as we have a parking area ready, we can start holding volunteer workdays. We will be sure to let you know when that is. We are also planning an administrative workday to go through email lists, work up spreadsheets and other garden templates.  If you have skills and talents in the area of administration, we could really use your help. Please contact me for more information.  We will be going through all of the contacts that we have made in the past year, and inviting everyone to get involved. Everyone has gifts, talents and something to give; and, everyone is hungry for something. I learned this from Susan Sides of The Lord's Acre (thelordsacre.org) recently, and believe in it wholeheartedly.  The Cullowhee Community Garden can help feed that hunger in many ways, and will help you to share your talents with the community, whatever they may be.  Please feel free to email me if you want more information, or want to volunteer. Please put Cullowhee Community Garden in the subject line, so I know who you are.  You can also request a plot adoption form. It is time, and we couldn't be more excited!

Hello Friends of The Cullowhee Community Garden, and Happy New Year to you all!  2013 is going to be a great year for gardening in Jackson County. I am happy to announce that we have received our funding, and that the money did not fall down any cliffs, or get diverted to be used in funding Hydraulic Fracturing efforts in NC, but it is here and we get to grow The Cullowhee Community Garden!  It has been a long few months waiting for word on our funding, and it is a huge relief to have it finally come through!

We will update you all very soon on the new time-frame for the first round of plot adoptions, and any and all volunteer opportunities including helping to remove rocks and large sticks or roots from the garden area prior to tilling in the Spring.  There will also be opportunities for removing exotic-invasive plants from the property, and helping to build the infrastructure for the garden, including water catchment and pumping, fencing, compost making areas, spreading topsoil, and many, many other tasks necessary for implementing the garden.

We are very excited about The Cullowhee Community Garden, and hope that you are as well.  Hope to see you all, very soon!  The Cullowhee Community Garden...KALE YEAH!!!