Uplift Access Garden Project

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!🤟🏽🧑🏽‍🌾❤️‍🔥

08/13/2024

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There is so much beautiful, locally-grown produce at the Share Market. On any given week, there may be local vegetables, fruit, eggs, herbs, and even flowers! Bring a bag to fill with the summer abundance.

For years, we have been making bouquets for our Shabbat table, and for events. This summer, we’re bringing bouquets to market. Our bouquets often feature a mixture of cultivated flowers, weeds, and wild plants. This week’s bouquets will include hydrangea, goldenrod, sunflowers, burdock, pokeweed, and queen anne’s lace.

The market is held on Tuesdays 3:00-4:30pm at , 26 Joe Jenkins Road, Fairview NC. Everything is free.

Image description: Flower bouquets are densely packed into buckets. Yellow dill flowers and goldenrod, white queen anne’s lace, and three varieties of sunflowers make for a vibrant collection of colors.

08/13/2024

Hope is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
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-Emily Dickinson

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This poem has always been dear to my heart and is the sentiment I want to carry with me throughout my life. Even when things get to be too much, I can always return to the land; and take a lesson from the birds. Being here reminds me why I'm doing this work, and who & what I'm doing it for❣️

🌼Here's to hoping for a better tomorrow🌼

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

08/01/2024

Do you want to become a project member at Yesod Farm+Kitchen? Applications are open. You can find information on our website. Here’s a snapshot:

Project members work 3-4 days a week. We are looking for people who bring different skills and passions. Each member participates in some of our working groups, which include Animals, Communications, Finance, Hospitality, Indigenous Solidarity, Infrastructure, Land Stewardship, Membership, and Vegetable Production.

Compensation includes housing, food, phone plan, healthcare stipend, vehicle maintenance, and use of Yesod’s space and tools for personal projects. Members are paid $100/week for working 3 days a week, or $200/week for working 4 days a week. For new members, a one-time stipend up to $1000 for moving expenses is available, along with a one-time work gear stipend up to $1,500.

We are proud to offer robust vacation and sick time. This includes personal time, sick leave, caregiving leave, parental leave, and bereavement leave.

Want to learn more? Go to www.yesodfarm.org/membership for a job description and application.

Image description: Beneath tall trees, plants grow wild. A person wearing work gloves drops a branch into a wheelbarrow.

08/01/2024

08/01/2024

❤️‍🔥So excited for this Sunday!!!🌱

07/23/2024

The 6th Mutual Aid Market is ✨here✨ and I'm so excited to be vending this weekend with so many amazing, rad, creative, and talented artists, herbalists, and makers!❤️‍🔥🌱🏳️‍🌈🖌️

There will also be a cool down station and kid-friendly all-ages craft table🧶🖌️☀️ 🧊

This is a good chance to bring and give away what you no longer use, and take items you need♻️ Free pile style👕👟⚒️📚🪑🏺

Masks required & available at the event

See y'all there!💞

July 28th 2024 12p to 4p at
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07/07/2024

BIPOC Farmers market today behind the Edington Center! Come out to support your local black n brown growers, herbalists, healers, and artists! Rain or Shine I'll be out there with my balms and bulk herbs!

See y'all there🫶🏾💗🧑🏾‍🌾🤟🏾🌱☔🌼

Uplift Access Garden Project

06/19/2024

06/15/2024

So grateful for all the plant love this past month! We got some beautiful herb starts at the garden workday from Gaia Herbs last week! Building up the soil health has been and is still a big priority for the space this year. By putting nutrients back into the soil and avoiding intrusive chemical interventions and heavy tilling, we're laying the foundation for a long and reciprocal relationship with the land 🌼💗🌱
The garden is slowly but steadily unfurling now that summer is in full swing, and I couldn't be happier to be a small piece of the growing community of BIPOC farmers, herbalists, and movement workers in WNC. I wouldn't be where I am, doing what I love, without the folks that have fostered &/ witnessed my becoming through so many life changes and health challenges over the past few years! The guidance, support, and motivation given from those closest to me is the reason this dream continues to grow, so Thank You!
I'm definitely planning on sharing more updates on here for y'all, and will update when I have set garden workdays, for those that want to be involved. I'll be at the Southside BIPOC Farmers Market every month with my balms, a new face serum, and fresh & dried herbs! 🌈🪻🌿🧑🏾‍🌾

Much love,

Isabella🤟🏽