On the evening of October 3rd, the Olivette community joined together for our fall farm to table dinner to benefit for the NC Climate Solutions Coalition, a cause that is very dear to our hearts. The weather was sweet and the company was even sweeter. Our farmer, Joe Continue Reading
The greenhouse is starting to fill back up again, with the first of the fall crops germinating nicely. From now until September we'll be seeding successions in the greenhouse. August 15th-20th is pretty much the cut off for planting brassicas (kale, cabbage, collard, Continue Reading
By: Elyse Umlauf-Garneau Set along a stretch of the French Broad River, the 350-acre Olivette is built around a 46-acre working farm that provides produce to local restaurants.Love, who grew up on a farm, said it’s always been her wish to return to and be close to the Continue Reading
While Memorial Day weekend widely recognized as the official start of summer, for many people with farm CSA subscriptions the debut of the CSA baskets mark the "soft launch" of summer. It's a very exciting time of year for residents and friends of Olivette as the Continue Reading
The National Geographic Channel is featuring Asheville in a thirty minute documentary titled “Asheville by Design.” The documentary explores some of Asheville’s most popular and unique businesses, art, food and attractions. Olivette Riverside Community and Farm is Continue Reading
Could “agrihoods” be the key to a happier life? Along the banks of North Carolina’s French Broad River, seven miles outside of Asheville, the very first neighbors in a housing development called Olivette have shuffled their furniture and boxes out of moving trucks and Continue Reading
