Next Tuesday, Sept. 24, Asheville City Council will consider an overhaul of the city’s agricultural ordinances to allow for growing more food in more places. Council will also contemplate making official inquiries into partnering with private organizations to find an event to replace Bele Chere.
The overhaul of the city’s agricultural rules is part of an ongoing process, pushed especially over the last few years by the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council, to try to create more opportunities for Ashevilleans in various neighborhoods to grow or buy their own fresh food. In 2009, city government relaxed rules on keeping some animals, including chickens and bees, within city limits. Last year, Council increased the number of places allowed to hold fresh food markets.
The new rules would allow urban agriculture across the city, while setting restrictions on the size of storage or other related structures as well as urban farmers opening market stalls or similar businesses.
Council will also consider inquiring about possible partners for a late July event to replace the recently-departed Bele Chere. As
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