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Our History:

Charlotte Green, which started in 1991, was mirrored after the Philadelphia Green Project. As expressed in our mission statement, we are partners with inner city communities, who want to better their neighborhoods.

 

Initially, we find neighborhoods which are interested in our concept. The City of Charlotte, through their Community Department, has been invaluable to us in identifying both potentially interested neighborhoods and empty lots as potential garden sites. Approval from the landowner is sought for use of the site as a garden. Charlotte Green then presents a program to the local neighborhood association. Our goal is to enlist eight interested gardeners who will subsequently elect a head gardener.

 

Once the land has been obtained and the gardeners recruited, we meet with them at the site and provide them with gardening tools and a Charlotte Green t-shirt. They in turn pay $5.00 to become a member of the Charlotte Green family. The gardeners are given a plant selection form from which to choose the plants and vegetables for their garden, which will be provided by Charlotte Green. During the next few weeks, we till the land, add topsoil, etc., erect a fence and secure water usage in preparation for planting. The community gardeners maintain the continued upkeep of the gardens.

 

We have two seasons per garden, Spring and Fall. In November, the Board of Charlotte Green gives an annual dinner for the gardeners. Our board consists of twenty-seven members, seven of which are community gardeners. At that dinner, as an incentive and in appreciation, we give prizes for the best gardeners at each garden site and a prize for the best garden.

 

In 1997, we started an auxiliary, which has been invaluable in providing funds for our programs. Our ongoing outreach projects are the gardens at Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care and Barringer Academy in Charlotte, NC. We are concentrating on outreach within the neighborhoods that we serve.

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Our work continues...

Garden History:

  • Lot 1 - Wilmore Community Center Garden - 1808 South Mint - MPUMC - 10/31/1991

  • Lot 2 - Wilmore Community Center Garden - 1808 South Mint - Eagle Scout/John T. Sullivan Garden - 4/20/1992

  • Lot 3 - Belmont Garden - Corner of Belmont and Allen Street - Solid Waste Services - 2/1/1992

  • Lot 4 - Villa Heights Garden - 1927 Parson Street - Solid Waste Services - 9/18/1993 (Closed)

  • Lot 5 - Genesis Park Garden - 1908 Genesis Park Place - CM Housing Partnership - 9/17/1994

  • Lot 6 - Optimist Park Garden - 425 East 17th Street - Solid Waste Services - 9/13/1996

  • Lot 7 - Seversville Garden - 533 Katonah Street - CMHP & Shelco - 4/19/1997

  • Lot 8 - Southside Garden - Toomey Avenue - MPUMC, Shalom, Mecklenburg County Park and Rec, RT Dooley - 9/15/1999

  • Lot 9 - Wilmore Garden #3 - 1808 South Mint - Warehouse 242 - April 17, 2005

  • Lot 10 - Southside Garden - Bethlehem Center - 2704 Baltimore Avenue - May 11, 2007 (Closed)

  • Lot 11 - Irwin Creek Garden - Mecklenburg County Park and Rec, April 2006

  • Lot 1 - Wilmore Community Center Garden - 1808 South Mint - MPUMC - 10/31/1991

  • Lot 2 - Wilmore Community Center Garden - 1808 South Mint - Eagle Scout/John T. Sullivan Garden - 4/20/1992

  • Lot 3 - Belmont Garden - Corner of Belmont and Allen Street - Solid Waste Services - 2/1/1992

  • Lot 4 - Villa Heights Garden - 1927 Parson Street - Solid Waste Services - 9/18/1993 (Closed)

  • Lot 5 - Genesis Park Garden - 1908 Genesis Park Place - CM Housing Partnership - 9/17/1994

  • Lot 6 - Optimist Park Garden - 425 East 17th Street - Solid Waste Services - 9/13/1996

  • Lot 7 - Seversville Garden - 533 Katonah Street - CMHP & Shelco - 4/19/1997

  • Lot 8 - Southside Garden - Toomey Avenue - MPUMC, Shalom, Mecklenburg County Park and Rec, RT Dooley - 9/15/1999

  • Lot 9 - Wilmore Garden #3 - 1808 South Mint - Warehouse 242 - April 17, 2005

  • Lot 10 - Southside Garden - Bethlehem Center - 2704 Baltimore Avenue - May 11, 2007 (Closed)

  • Lot 11 - Irwin Creek Garden - Mecklenburg County Park and Rec, April 2006

Outreach History:

  • Johnston YMCA - Flower Gardens - Christ Episcopal Church - 1993/1994

  • West Charlotte High School - Flower Garden - 5/4/1993

  • Highland School - Flower Garden - Christ Church, CG, and Junior League - 1993

  • Jackson Park - Flower Garden - Engineering Dept. - 1993

  • Tryon Hills Elementary School - Flower Garden - 1995

  • African American Center - (1999-2005)

  • Seigle Avenue Preschool Cooperative - 2000

  • Chapel of Christ the King Preschool - (1997-2003)

  • Urban Ministry - (1999-2003)

  • Eastover School - 5/19/2006

  • Barringer Academic Center - 2007

  • Field to Fork - (2010-2012)

  • Novant Hospice and Palliative Care - (2009-Present)

Partnership History:

  • Myers Park United Methodist Church

  • Duke Energy

  • Custom Security, Inc. 

  • Char. Meck. Water Department

  • John T. Sullivan Foundation

  • Charlotte Mecklenburg Housing Partnership

  • Mecklenburg County Park and Rec

  • Charlotte Junior League

  • Griffin Endowment

  • The Fletcher School

  • Americore

  • St. Patrick's Catholic School

  • Project Star (Carolina's Medical Center)

  • Yardman Corporation

  • Wehadkee Foundation

  • Mecklenburg County Fruit and Vegetable Coalition

  • Novant Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Cynthia K and Peter Kellogg Foundation

  • I-77 Partners

  • Myers Park United Methodist Church Youth

  • Henderson Farms

  • Christ Episcopal Church

  • Wing Haven

  • Alcan

  • Christ the King Center

  • Shelco, Inc. 

  • R. T. Dooley

  • Foundation for the Carolinas

  • Charlotte Country Day Schools

  • Charlotte Latin School

  • Trinity Episcopal School

  • McGill Rose Garden

  • Harris Foundation

  • Keep America Beautiful

  • Keep Charlotte Beautiful

  • Society of St. Andrew

  • Scott's Miracle Gro

  • UMAR

  • Adventures in Herbs

  • Brownies

  • Boy Scouts of America

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