Southside Food Forest Table of contents

How we started…

Southside Food Forest | WSNC, USA

Southside Food Forest (aka Acadia Food Forest) is a community garden & recreation hub minutes from downtown Winston-Salem in an area food desert. For the past four years, intergenerational & cross sector efforts by community members have planted fruit trees, herbs, flowers & berry bushes for the benefit of the community & ecosystem. Our members believe that eliminating food deserts in urban areas is essential to self-reliance & achieving prosperous, sustainable communities.

The Boy and Girl Scouts, Hispanic League, Winston-Salem Arts Council, Spark Community WS, Piedmont Environmental Alliance, Wake Forest University, International Human Rights Consortium, Sacred Spiral Holistics, Activate Entertainment UNCSA artist troupe, Winston-Salem Fashion Week, Appalachian State University, Salem College, NC Cooperative Extension & more

...have ALL used this space for events, workshops, internships, Eagle Scout Projects, & academic credit.

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Groundbreaking at the @southsidefoodforestwsnc aka Winston-Salem Permaculture Collective 501(c)(3)

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@southsidefoodforestwsnc aka Winston-Salem Permaculture Collective 501(c)(3)

How it’s going…

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Trees:

  • Black walnut*

  • pecan*

  • eucalyptus

  • pear

  • mulberry*

  • fig*

  • peach*

  • plum*

  • nectarine

  • apricot

  • pomegranate (seasonal addition in pot)

  • ginkgo (year round in pot)

  • persimmon

  • cherry

Shrubs:

  • elderberry*

  • blueberry

  • blackberry*

  • milkweed*

  • hibiscus*

  • roses

  • raspberry

  • gogi berry

Vines:

  • muscadine grape*

  • passion fruit*

  • Malabar spinach

  • vining strawberry

Flowers:

  • sunflower*

  • verbena*

  • bee balm*

  • eastern columbine*

  • calendula*

  • cosmos*

  • white clover*

  • wild aster*

  • irises*

  • dandelion*

  • daffodil*

  • chrysanthemum*

  • black eyed susans* 

  • evening primrose

A colorful map titled 'Southside Food Forest Guide' showing various plants, trees, and flowers in a community food forest garden. The map includes labels for plants like rose, hibiscus, chamomile, blueberry, strawberry, blackberry, and others, with illustrations of each. It also depicts areas for community garden beds for rent, a compass, and social media and website information for Winston Salem Permaculture Cooperative.

Herbs:

  • mint

  • bee balm

  • lavender

  • thyme

  • rosemary

  • mugwort

  • ginger

  • turmeric

  • comfrey

  • red+white yarrow

  • chamomile

  • goldenrod

Ground covers:

  • clover, crimson and dutch white

  • creeping thyme

  • strawberry

  • plantain

Our Plant Species

Etc:

  • walking onion

  • yucca

  • prickly pear

* indicates a native plant

Future Projects

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People at an outdoor market stall with plants, crafts, and informational materials, engaging in conversation.

SSFF Projects 2023

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WS Little Free seed library

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Three people sitting at a booth outdoors with planting supplies, small plants, and signs, under a canopy with a parking lot and trees in the background.
Event map for a music and arts benefit festival titled 'Tree Tree Six'. The map shows various tents, food trucks, and activity areas labeled with illustrations of people enjoying the event. Main stages, vendor tents, an art installation, a library, a porta-john, and a vegan food truck are marked. Additional features include a leaf green circle logo, social media handle, date and time details, and arrows indicating entrance and directions. The map is overlaid on an aerial image with parking lots and streets nearby.

Liberty St Urban Farmers MArket

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Tree tree 6 festival!

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Sign titled "The Butterfly Highway" with an orange and black butterfly illustration at the top. The sign promotes pollinator and wildlife conservation, explains habitat and food provision, and mentions North Carolina Wildlife Federation. The background shows green plants and pink flowers.
A young girl standing outdoors on grass, wearing a teal dress, a wristwatch with rainbow-colored stripes, a yellow backpack, and a flower hair clip. She is looking at the camera with a neutral expression. In the background, there is a white tent and some people, with greenery surrounding the area.

NC Wildlife Federation Butterfly Highway

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Food To Fashion

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Sign with text about plant and tree donations at Forest Park Elementary, listing a Gala Apple Tree, Honeycrisp Apple Tree, Mullein Plant, and Chamomile Plants, including logos and contact information.
Microscopic view of a sample with diverse tiny particles, including a prominent long, curved structure, occasional rounded and irregular shapes, and small debris scattered throughout.

Forest park elementary donation

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Soil samples

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An announcement for an Electroculture workshop scheduled for Wednesday, March 22nd at 5:30 PM, overlayed on an image showing various electric components, wires, a seed or plant, and tools on a surface.

Electroculture Install

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@southsidefoodforestwsnc aka Winston-Salem Permaculture Collective 501(c)(3) Founder in a brown fuzzy jacket hugging a dog volunteer on the mugwort patch wooden bridge outdoors in a garden, with a paved street and sidewalk in the background.

Mugwort Patch Bridge

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Two people, a man and a woman, are planting a small tree in a garden or outdoor farm area on a sunny day. The man is holding the tree while the woman looks at her phone.
A black dog sitting in front of a sign advertising free fruit inside at Southside Food Forest. The sign is next to a stone staircase leading up to a house with yellow walls and a dark roof. The area is surrounded by leafless trees and bushes, with a parking spot and a small colorful mailbox or art installation nearby. The sky is partly cloudy.

Spring 2023 Tree Planting

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BatBox and New Sign

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