The FCG is an 18 family, 2500 square foot cooperatively run community garden in the Falconhurst area of West Asheville. 2009 is our second year. There are 2 tiers of membership: the weekly members work one day a week in the garden, the monthly members come to the monthly community workday. We share the harvest equitably.

The FCG is located on a sunny hill facing south, in what we call “The Back 40” a large open green space, made up of a patchwork of privately owned land. It is part of one of our member’s back yard. Our garden used to be a lawn and we are still building our soil and fighting Bermuda grass. We currently grow 20 kinds of vegetables and herbs. We have 2 thriving beehives (the Love hive and the Peace hive). We collect rainwater in several cisterns for irrigation. In the future we want to expand the size of our garden, add a cob oven, and incorporate drip irrigation.

We try to involve the wider community in as much as possible, including monthly potlucks and a wonderful Harvest Festival. We are supported by membership dues and have also received support from the Bountiful Cities Project and the 4-H Club of Buncombe County.

Additional photo from the day of the stroll.