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Volunteers expand Woodfin Community Garden after Helene, with county grant and school partnerships
Summary
Steering‑committee members told the Woodfin Town Council that the volunteer‑led Woodfin Community Garden has built 16 raised beds, logged about 340 volunteer hours and used a $5,000 Buncombe County tipping‑point grant to launch programs and partnerships with local schools and agencies.
Volunteers behind the Woodfin Community Garden told the Woodfin Town Council on Oct. 21 that the project has rapidly grown since planting began in spring 2025, despite delays caused by Hurricane Helene.
Steering‑committee members Lily Dancy Jones and Katie Cox said the garden — proposed to council in March 2024 and formally agreed in July 2024 — constructed and planted 12–16 raised beds this year, organized 35 volunteer work days, hosted an…
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