Agriculture

Explore Urban Farms and Community Gardens of the Triangle

Explore Urban Farms and Community Gardens of the Triangle

WHERE TRAVELER - As people search for ways to eat healthy, buy local and save on groceries, it’s no surprise that community gardens and urban farms are booming across the country. If you’re looking for places to buy fresh produce during your visit to the Raleigh-Durham region, here are a few gardens and farms that prove city-based agriculture is more than a passing trend.

Urban Gardens: Building Community and Fellowship One Tomato At a Time

Urban Gardens: Building Community and Fellowship One Tomato At a Time

Growing our own vegetables can be tricky and a little scary – for those of us who have parents who garden, we learned from errors and earned our successes, but what if you’ve never gardened before?

Guest Blog: Growing Community

Guest Blog: Growing Community

Katie Murray is the Raleigh Urban Ag Programs Manager and has been the visionary behind the Camden Street Learning Garden since its inception in June of 2014.  The Camden Street Learning Garden recently celebrated its first annual Growing Community Fall Festival on November 19th. 

A Successful Growing Year at the BCBSNC Community Garden

A Successful Growing Year at the BCBSNC Community Garden

Tucked away on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina campus in Durham is a small garden oasis. All produce grown is donated to the Food Shuttle.