Dr. John Wilson Garden
Founded in 1997 by Dr. John Wilson, the Black Mountain Community Garden moved to its current site on town property in 2004. in 2011 the garden was officially named in honor of its founder.
About 75% of the garden plots are available for individual rentals, the other 25% are used to grow crops solely for donation. Membership has grown steadily each year from 12 members to 70. With the help of many volunteers, 3,000 pounds of food are grown annually for donation within our community. Additionally, each member of the garden grows 10% of his or her plot for donation. Food is distributed through a local food pantry and a weekly meal site.
The garden also includes over one hundred fruit or nut bearing trees, bushes and vines. A greenway trail encircles the garden and connects with the greater greenway system of Black Mountain. Along one border of the garden and paralleling the greenway is a three hundred foot long native plant and medicinal at-risk species trail. The trail is on the United Plant Savers national registry of Botanical Sanctuaries.
Contact: Diana McCall diana.mccall@townofblackmountain.org
Located at 17 White Pine Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711
About 75% of the garden plots are available for individual rentals, the other 25% are used to grow crops solely for donation. Membership has grown steadily each year from 12 members to 70. With the help of many volunteers, 3,000 pounds of food are grown annually for donation within our community. Additionally, each member of the garden grows 10% of his or her plot for donation. Food is distributed through a local food pantry and a weekly meal site.
The garden also includes over one hundred fruit or nut bearing trees, bushes and vines. A greenway trail encircles the garden and connects with the greater greenway system of Black Mountain. Along one border of the garden and paralleling the greenway is a three hundred foot long native plant and medicinal at-risk species trail. The trail is on the United Plant Savers national registry of Botanical Sanctuaries.
Contact: Diana McCall diana.mccall@townofblackmountain.org
Located at 17 White Pine Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711
