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.
About
How it’s going…
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
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
