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Edible park just keeps on giving | Mountain Xpress | Asheville, NC

Edible park just keeps on giving | Mountain Xpress | Asheville, NC: "A for apple and Z for Ziziphus": More than 40 varieties of fruit and nut trees grow in George Washington Carver Park, Asheville's first urban orchard. Photos by Jonathan Welch

Boasting more than 40 varieties of fruit and nut trees, the park serves as both a peaceful place to relax and a city farm providing the community with nutritious, locally produced food. "We have everything from A to Z growing there," notes permaculture guru "T. Bud Barkslip" (aka Bill Whipple). "A for apple and Z for Ziziphus (also called jujube fruit or Chinese date)."

Barkslip learned of the orchard five years ago while looking for a good place to view the Fourth of July fireworks. Realizing that he was surrounded by fruit trees, he also saw that they needed attention. "Many people are intimidated by [maintaining] fruit trees, since they need lots of cutting and care." Barkslip now helps provide that care, along with a cadre of volunteers from the Bountiful Cities Project.

The April 3 tour will start at the Stephens-Lee Recreation Center. The suggested donation is $10 per person; all proceeds will be used to buy additional fruit and nut trees for the park. For details, visit http://transitionasheville.ning.com.

To learn more about volunteer opportunities at local edible park projects, go to http://bountifulcitiesproject.org (for Carver Park) or http://ashevillegreenworks.org (for Magnolia Avenue, West Asheville Park and Hall Fletcher Elementary).

Participants are also encouraged to join The Buncombe Fruit Nuts, a club that meets monthly at the West Asheville Library. Info: whipplebill@hotmail.com. They'll meet Wednesday, March 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Chuck Marsh will discuss "The Big World of Small Fruits."

Clarkson University Local Energy Efficient Food and Waste Management Fac...

URBAN FOOD POLICY

URBAN FOOD POLICY

Nevin Cohen

I'm an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at The New School, where I teach courses in urban food systems. My current research focuses on urban food policy, particularly innovative planning strategies to support urban agriculture. I have a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Rutgers University, a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Berkeley, and a BA from Cornell.