The Urban Farm Podcast With Greg Peterson

852: Post Hurricane Helene Ag Help A Garden Chat with Alyson WadeIn This Garden Chat: In this episode Greg, interviews Alison Wade, founder of Farm Connection. Alison shares her diverse journey from earning three engineering degrees to starting her own nursery in North Carolina. They delve into the impacts of a recent hurricane on local farms and the measures taken to support the community post hurricane Helene, including a successful GoFundMe campaign that raised $230,000 to compensate farmers for lost and donated produce. They discuss future plans to bolster the local food system through potential food hubs and stream bank restoration programs. Both emphasize the importance of local food systems and community resilience in the face of disasters.Our Guest:  Allison is the founder of Farm Connection, an edible medicinal and native plant nursery and garden center near Marshall, North Carolina. She is also the homeschooling mother of four young children and earned not one, not two, but three engineering deg