Growing High News Today

HPU Americorps VISTAs to be recognized by mayor of High Point

Winston-Salem officials have rejected bids to run the city’s hydroponics greenhouse at Kimberley Park, in hopes of getting more potential operators interested in running the food-production facility.

A High Point organization is hoping to help the local food community by adding more bees. Growing High Point works with community members to plant and harvest healthy food. To help with that goal, they’re adding a collection of beehives.  Willa Mays is the executive director of Growing High Point. She says adding more pollinators will help them increase yields in the fields.

High Point Nonprofit Rolls Out Mobile Grocery Store To Serve Those In Food Deserts by Bethany Chafin 1:45pm Feb 25, 2021 Growdega was originally a bookmobile and was donated to Growing High Point by the city. Image courtesy: Growing High Point A High Point nonprofit is rolling out a new grocery store on wheels. Its goal is to provide food deserts with access to fresh produce. It’s called Growdega, a play on the Spanish word bodega, meaning a small convenience store in an u...

HIGH POINT — A new season has sprung at Growing High Point, with a new executive director taking the helm at the urban farming organization that transforms vacant lots into