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Carolina Community Garden

The Carolina Community Garden (CCG) aims to grow vegetables and fruit so that all UNC employees have access to fresh, sustainably grown produce through the shared efforts of staff, students, faculty, and local residents and to serve as a learning community for developing gardening skills, healthy living, social responsibility, and interdisciplinary academic pursuits.
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Edible Campus UNC

Edible Campus UNC creates working landscapes across the UNC Chapel Hill campus to facilitate student engagement in food and agriculture sustainability.
Our mission is to promote health and well-being through positive interactions with plants and nature.

Therapeutic Horticulture

Therapeutic horticulture provides gardening and nature experiences to underserved populations in the Triangle.

Outreach News

September is a time for reflection

  by Emilee Weaver, Therapeutic Horticulture Program Manager Have you ever made New Year’s resolutions and goals for yourself in January and then quickly found yourself halfway through the year,…

Upcoming symposium honors the African American legacy in horticulture

The North Carolina Botanical Garden is proud to partner with the Durham County Library, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, NC A&T, and other local organizations for The African American Legacy in…

Watch: Therapeutic Horticulture: A Gateway to Healing & Connection with the Natural World

What is therapeutic horticulture? Who practices it, and whom does it serve? NCBG Therapeutic Horticulture program manager Emilee Weaver explains the ins and outs of this important field and discusses…