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Partners

Our partners are individuals and organizations who work in concert with us to bring community-based, ecologically-sound edible landscaping to western North Carolina and surrounding regions. We highly recommend them to customers looking for advice and site planning related to edible landscaping.

Individuals and groups interested in joining with us in this endeavor should email info@usefulplants.org or call (828)-669-6517. Details on the purpose and benefits of partnership with us, as well as who is most likely suited to such an arrangement, can be found here (pdf).

We are especially looking for partners in the following states and areas:
North Carolina: Charlotte, Statesville, Greensboro
Virginia: Richmond, Norfolk, Fairfax
Washington, DC
Maryland: Baltimore
Tennessee: Knoxville, Johnson City
Georgia: Atlanta

Edible landscape design partners

North Carolina | Pennsylvania

North Carolina

Asheville

Artisan Builders Collective
Asheville, NC
www.artisanbuilderscollective.org
Contact: Benjamin Portwood
828-216-3400
bdportwood@gmail.com
Edible Landscaping, Natural Building, Living Roofs, Rainwater Harvesting.
Note: Does NOT accept plant orders

Zev Friedman
Urban Paradise Gardening
828-297-2870
www.upgardens.com
Urban edible landscaping, Permaculture design, vegetable and mushroom gardens.
Note: Does NOT accept plant orders.

Melzer Morgan
Falcon Development
30 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
828-274-3055
www.falconbuilt.com
Ecologically-sensitive homebuilding, building rehabilitation and commercial development.
Note: Does NOT accept plant orders

Joe Dofflemyer
Grass to Greens
joelight1@gmail.com
Asheville, NC
Grass to Greens seeks to increase food security for all citizens of Asheville by working to get the most fresh, nutritious produce into the hands of the most people, regardless of income. We provide edible landscape design, installation and maintenance services for folks who can afford it and with that profit subsidize gardens for folks who can't. In partnering with The Bountiful Cities Project and Asheville GO, Grass to Greens fulfills its mission to provide job training for the growing green economy and meaningful work for members of the local community.
Note: Does NOT accept plant orders.

Greensboro

K. David Myers
Piedmont Edible Landscaping
211 North Park Drive
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-577-3347
Edible Landscaping, School Gardens, Permaculture design.
Accepts plant orders.

Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill

Bountiful Backyards
776 North Mangum Street
Durham, NC 27701
bountifulbackyards@gmail.com
919-619-9862
www.bountifulbackyards.com
Urban edible landscaping, community garden planning, Permaculture design.
Accepts plant orders.

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Philly Orchard Project
www.phillyorchards.org
Community orchard design and implementation, urban ecological rehabilitation.
Note: Does NOT accept plant orders

Phil Forsyth
Forsyth Gardens, LLC
www.forsythgardens.com
Permaculture design, edible landscaping, forest gardening.
Note: Does NOT accept plant orders.

Local plant order coordinators

We are also looking for individuals or groups interested in acting as plant order coordinators for bringing edible landscaping to their communities. If you aren't an edibly landscaping professional but want to be part of this movement, This can be a very attractive option. Details on these positions can be found here (pdf).

Additional partnerships

Plant for the Planet

Useful Plants Nursery is proud to be a partner in the United Nations Environmental Programme's Plant for the Planet Program.