{"id":59704,"date":"2023-06-12T10:19:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=59704"},"modified":"2023-06-12T10:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:19:43","slug":"conservation-las-flores-community-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/outdoors\/conservation-las-flores-community-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation: Las Flores Community Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_59706\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59706\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-320x200.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon-at-Tierra-Fertil.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-1140x713.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Jovel Dubon at Tierra F\u00e9rtil. Photo by Alexla Perez-Sanchez courtesy of Conserving Carolina<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n<p>Delia Jovel, founding member of the Tierra F\u00e9rtil Coop, is spearheading another project in Henderson County in partnership with nonprofit Conserving Carolina. Located between Hendersonville and Mills River, Las Flores is an educational and recreational space that honors the Hispanic community. \u201cThis space will not only become a space to grow food but a space to grow inclusion, diversity, respect and equity,\u201d says Jovel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59707\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59707\" class=\"wp-image-59707\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-837x1024.jpg 837w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-768x940.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-810x991.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores-Delia-Jovel-Dubon.-Photo-by-Alexla-Perez-Sanchez-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-1140x1395.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delia Jovel. Photo by Alexia Perez Sanchez<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first phase of Las Flores is the construction of a community garden where Hispanic community members can spend time and learn about growing food. \u201cGrowing food has to become an essential skill, mainly in these times where fresh food prices are rising uncontrollably,\u201d says Jovel. \u201cFresh food is not always accessible or affordable mainly for families who live in the poverty line. That is why growing food is a way to increase food access but also a way to heal the relationship that our community has with farming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jovel says there are a multitude of reasons that growing food is important in general and specifically for the Immigrant community. \u201cFarming is a practice that can heal by providing clean food, good energy, great relationships, respect to the environment, and also giving you a community,\u201d she says. \u201cConnecting with earth is also a way to find a sense of belonging, and when you are an Immigrant that is important. I will say as well that farming is a liberatory experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jovel\u2019s belief in and connection to the natural world traces back to her childhood in El Salvador. Her father was a farmer, but eventually she and her family had to move from their rural town of Arcatao to the city of San Salvador because of the civil war. \u201cDespite that, I always felt an enormous connection with the countryside, with nature, with that peace that trees and mountains bring to your life,\u201d she says. \u201cBecause I myself have experienced peace, a sense of community and healing, I think some other Hispanic community members can find the same experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59709\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59709\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6283-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6283-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6283-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6283-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6283-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6283-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-810x402.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6283-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-1140x565.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Conserving Carolina<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The vision for the ten-acre Las Flores plot, which is owned by Conserving Carolina, includes a pavilion, trails, bilingual signage, a play area and a pollinator garden in addition to community vegetable gardens. Workdays are held on Saturdays or Sundays once per month, and this summer the focus will be on improving and conditioning the space for the community garden. \u201cWe hope to grow some food, herbs and flowers, provide some gardening workshops in Spanish and create some amenities, like a shelter, a rain harvesting system and some picnic tables,\u201d says Jovel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59708\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59708\" class=\"wp-image-59708\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6245-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6245-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6245-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6245-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6245-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6245-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-810x566.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Conservation-Las-Flores_6245-Photo-courtesy-of-Conserving-Carolina-copy-1140x797.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Conserving Carolina<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tony Robles met Jovel through True Ridge, a Hendersonville nonprofit that works to empower and provide resources for the Hispanic and Immigrant community. Before volunteering at Las Flores, Robles \u201cdidn\u2019t know a rake from a sponge,\u201d he says. \u201cFor me, to be involved is to reclaim a part of me that was missing: a connection, a real connection to the earth and what better connection than to grow one\u2019s own food. I have since started a small garden at home, romaine lettuce, mustard greens, cantaloupe and bitter melon. It is transformative and gives one the agency to initiate something healthful and positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more or volunteer, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ConservingCarolina.org\/Las-Flores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ConservingCarolina.org\/Las-Flores<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/TierraFertilCooperativa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TierraFertilCooperativa.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located between Hendersonville and Mills River, Las Flores is an educational and recreational space that honors the Hispanic community. \u201cThis space will not only become a space to grow food but a space to grow inclusion, diversity, respect and equity,\u201d says founder Delia Jovel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":59706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,105,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communities","category-conservation","category-outdoors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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