Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Cherokee County's Community Garden Project had a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 9Th. Vegetables gardening classes held by Keith Wood of N.C Cooperative Extension are open to the public from a small fee and are held at the Community Garden site at the Sheriff's training facility located in Marble, on U.S. 64, between the traffic light at 141 and the sanitary landfill. Ten percent of the produce will be donated to charity and local food banks.

The challenge for Master Gardener Volunteers is to learn how to start other community gardens in the future. To take what we learn with this project and teach others to grow some of there own food and/or to add more fresh vegetables to their diets.

The plastic mulch has been set in place and planting has begun. More pictures to follow. Watch us learn and grow.

Please call the extension office for more info. 828-837-2210