Uplift Access Garden Project

05/15/2025

05/03/2025

🌱Big Day Today Folks!🧑🏾‍🌾
Today we received a big drop of soil, compost, and amendments to kick off the season! Big thanks to our supporters for pushing this work forward!

☺️A few updates for y'all!🌸

Firstly, we are now part of a network of 13 growers across the southeastern US, growing plantitas for , which provides herbal remedies to black n' brown folks in WNC and beyond!

We're also going to be growing some special ultra cross collards and okra varieties from our friends at they do amazing work making sure our community is prepared to grow as the climate changes in our region, check em out!🌱

📣In April, Uplift Access Garden Project received a grant from Persimmons Collective which will allow us to provide free herbal remedies to our BIPOC neighbors, and folks with varying abilities! This funding will also support much needed infrastructure on the land to make it more accessible for folks with mobility aids❤️‍🔥🌱

Lastly, this year we'll be hosting our first official Garden Gathering & Workday! Look for more info about that closer to June🌼

Looking forward to sharing with y'all the abundance this year brings!

In Gratitude,
Isabella🌺

03/11/2025

Hey y'all! Uplift Access Herbal Remedies will be vending at the OGS Spring Conference alongside ❤️‍🔥🫶🏽
Looking forward to seeing folks there! Registration is still open, visit organicgrowersschool.org for more info✨ Organic Growers School

02/15/2025

🌿✂️ Pruning Workshop & Workday – Join Us! ✂️🌿

Come out for a Pruning Workshop & Workday at Dr. George Washington Carver Edible Park! 🌳🍏

📅 Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
📍 Location: 30 George Washington Carver Ave.
🚗 Parking: Stephens-Lee Recreation parking lot

We’ll start with a pruning demonstration and then work together to care for the park’s trees and plants. Water and snacks will be provided, and if you have pruners or saws, bring them along—the more, the merrier!

This event is in partnership with the City of Asheville Sustainability Department, and we’d love to see our community come together for this hands-on learning and service day.

Questions or want to RSVP? Contact Kelly at [email protected].

See you there! 🌎✨

02/06/2025

A new batch of Pain Ease Balm and Dewey Kiss Face Serum is now live on the webstore! Thank you all for your patience, I'm so happy to be making medicine again!💗🔥✨
Also, BIG changes are happening for Uplift Access Garden Project. I hope this post answers some questions about what this means and why it matters.
Thank you all so much for the support as we grow and build!🌿

12/09/2024

Come see us! We have propane, heaters, food, cleaning supplies, jackets, sleeping bags and more!

11/15/2024

This Friday, November 15th at 2:30pm - 5:00pm there will be a Hurricane Helene Clean-up Workday at The Dr. George Washington Carver Edible Park!
We will be cutting and clearing down trees from the storm and preparing the park for the winter. Please bring chainsaws and PPE if you have them and are experienced (safety first!). Other tools, gloves, water and snacks will be provided. If you anticipate that you will be attending, please sign our liability waiver below. There will also be paper copies on Friday.
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScZ3koAEgd.../viewform...
Thank you to all of those who are dedicated to urban food forests and want to come help us in advance! This would not be possible without all of you!
This event is in partnership with the City of Asheville Sustainability Department.

10/27/2024

Still in awe of the strength of these herbs, they've been through a hurricane and a couple of freezing nights with just a flimsy piece of fabric protecting them. We harvested the nettle yesterday, our last harvest before winter. There's still SO much cleanup to do on the land, and so much pain balm I have to remake, but I'm so grateful for this work. Even in exhaustion I know this is where I'm meant to be, Collaboration and Mutual Care is what sustains us.
Thank you, I love y'all!🤟🏽🧑🏽‍🌾❤️‍🔥

08/02/2024

I'm excited to announce the webstore + event page is now live!👏🏽🌐🧑🏽‍🌾

Visit the 🔗link in my bio🔗 to get updates on upcoming markets and browse our herbal offerings🌿🌼

Free contactless pickup & delivery is available locally for those not able to get out to the markets🧺

🚚Shipping is available for my out of state peeps📦💗

📣Call for feedback: If you haven't already done so, be sure to fill out the product survey for the Pain Ease Balm; your feedback is highly encouraged & valued!

🔗Link in bio💛

I really want to make my products as accessible as possible, especially for those out of town, homebound, or unable to afford full price. Sliding scale is available, just DM me📨

🌈QT+BIPOC folks to the front!✊🏾

08/01/2024