The Farmers Alliance™ program is committed to developing a supportive and reciprocal relationship between Bounty & Soul and local farmers and growers while connecting the community to local produce and gardening education. We partner with over 72 local farms, community gardens, and home gardens in Buncombe and surrounding counties to provide local foods at our Produce to the People™ markets.
Partner Farm and Garden Volunteer Opportunities:
Eliada Campus Farm Program
Eliada has deep agricultural roots, having once been a working farm in the early and mid-1900’s. Today, Eliada’s Campus Farm program provides food and educational opportunities for their 400 students and residents 365 days of the year. The farm currently consists of three growing facilities; a geodesic Grow Dome, a hoophouse, and a market garden. Between the three facilities, the farm program is equipped to grow year-round. Produce from the farm goes directly to Eliada’s kitchen where it is used to create nutritional, fresh meals for the students served on campus. A portion of the Market Garden is also dedicated to a therapeutic tea garden where they grow herbs youths help bag and drink as a self-soothing ritual. Bounty & Soul began partnering with Eliada in 2023 to purchase their excess produce for our Produce to the People community markets and provide production support.
Farm Volunteer Workdays: 1st Friday of each month 10am-12noon- Click here to sign up!
Dr John Wilson Community Garden
Dr. John Wilson Community Garden in Black Mountain was founded in 2004 by Dr. Wilson on a piece of town-owned property along the Swannanoa River. The garden's mission is to: Grow ~ Educate ~ Share. Garden Manager, Lucille Nelson and volunteers grow and donate thousands of pounds of produce to Bounty & Soul each year. The Garden also hosts workshops and seasonal gatherings throughout the year.
When: Sign up for the Garden's newsletter to stay up to date on shifts and events. Generally: Monday mornings, rotating Saturdays, and other days throughout the month.
Where: 99 White Pine Dr, Black Mountain, NC 28711
What: Seasonal tasks including weeding, harvesting, transplanting, watering, mulching pathways, and tending fruit and nut trees
Note: If you have specific questions or skills you are interested in offering, contact Lucille at the email below.
Email Lucille Nelson at lucille.nelson@tobm.org for more information on any of these opportunities.
Root Cause Farm
Root Cause Farm is a non-profit organization growing community solutions to hunger and working towards a just, equitable, and resilient food system where all types of hunger are nourished. They use food as a tool for connection and action, growing organic produce on one acre and distributing it at their farm, the Food for Fairview food pantry, and to Bounty & Soul. Bounty & Soul also provides production support for Root Cause Farm and offers service learning opportunities for individuals and groups of all ages.
When: Sundays, 3-5pm (Volunteer Calendar)
Where: 26 Joe Jenkins Rd, Fairview, NC 28730
What: Tasks will vary, you might be weeding, mulching, planting, or something else!
Contact: For further information contact Amy Miller at info@rootcausefarm.org
Note: No need to RSVP, just show up in work ready clothes and let us plug you in. There’s something for everyone!
Yesod Farm+Kitchen
Yesod Farm+Kitchen seeks collective liberation with the land through Jewish agriculture, mutual aid, and growing relationships across differences. They steward 16 acres of Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee) and Catawba homelands, 25 minutes from Asheville, NC. They embody Jewish ancestral wisdom by offering this land as a resource for collective nourishment and safety for those most impacted by systems of harm, namely BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ folks, and justice seekers. Yesod offers free and sliding scale retreat space, experiential education at the intersections of Judaism and agriculture, and free produce to people experiencing food insecurity, in partnership with Root Cause Farm and Bounty & Soul.
Click here to see Volunteer Opportunities.
Our Farm Partners
Amaris Farm
Annie's Urban Farm
Black Trumpet Farm
Camp Rockmont Farm
Carolina Mountain Berries
Cindi’s Sacred Garden
Clems Organic Gardens
Creasman Farms
Dirt Breath Farm
Dr. John Wilson Community Garden
Earthhaven Ecovillage
Eliada Campus Farm Program
Fairview Road Resilience Garden
First Baptist Church Black Mountain
Flying Cloud Farm
Full Circle Farm
Gaia Herbs
Grace Covenant Presbyterian
Church
Haw Creek Community Garden
High Hickory Community Garden
Highgate Farm
Hominy Farm
Jack's Mountain Vegetables
Jasperwood Farm
Junebug Farm
Lee's One Fortune Farm
Little Farm Black Mountain
Living Web Farms
Meadow Cove Farm
Mountain Food Products
Mountain Mamas of Black Mountain
Mystic Roots Farm
NC State Mountain Horticultural
Crops and Research Center
NC State Ext Research Farm
Community Garden
No Taste Like Home
Noah River Farm
North River Farms
Olivette Farm
Paint Rock Farm
Plantiful Farm
R Farm
Red Scout Farm
Revival Garden
Riverview Farms
Root Cause Farm
School of the Alternative
Seasons of Grace
Small Holdings Farm
Society of St. Andrews
Soulful Simone Farm
Swannanoa Community Garden
St. Timothy's School in Raleigh, NC
Seven Seeds Farm
Talus Slope Farm
Ten Mile Farm
Tendwell Farm
Tierra Fértil Coop
Tiny Farm Microgreens
Tomas C Farms
Trickle Creek Farm
UNCA Roots Garden
Velvet Morning Farms
Warren Wilson College Garden
Water's Edge Farmstead
Whaley Farmstead
Wild East Farm
Woven Roots Farmstead
Yesod Farm + Kitchen
20+ Homegrowers
Local Food Business Partners
Annie's Bakery
Asheville Mulch Yard
Banner Greenhouses
Black Mountain Blooms
Buchi
Danny's Dumpster
Four Sisters Bakery
High Top Bakery
Mountain Foods Products
Savor Shrub Bitters
Spicewalla
Painter's Greenhouse
UGrow
Food justice includes having access to knowledge and resources to grow food at home. This program hosts our annual Dig Day event and connects the community with accessible gardening education and resources throughout the year.
Click here to check out more gardening education!
Check out gardening resources in English & Spanish.
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