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Volunteers report progress, grants and plans for the Woodfin Community Garden
Summary
Steering-committee volunteers told the council they built 12–16 raised beds, logged about 340 volunteer hours in 2025, used a $5,000 Buncombe County tipping-point grant and $1,650 in donations, and plan a rental-plot pilot and expanded planting partnerships next year.
Steering-committee members Lily Dancy Jones and Katie Cox (both identified as Woodfin residents) presented an update on the Woodfin Community Garden at Geneva Maney Park on Oct. 21, describing volunteer activity, funding and near-term plans.
They said the garden agreement was finalized in July 2024 but Hurricane Helene delayed work. With town support (water spigot, waste pickup,…
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