Edible Jasper
Working Together
To Edibly Landscape Jasper
Edible Jasper is a project that was initiated in 2011 by a small group of residents who wanted to promote sustainable and beneficial landscaping. The Pickens County Progress let them begin in their parking lot. Those original gardens are still around the front two light posts in the Progress‘s parking lot; KPB recently improved them and added two more around the other light posts!
KPB has adopted the Edible Jasper project!
We are constantly adding plants and making changes, so check back often for updates!
To begin, we are continuing to expand our garden near our office at the south end of Main Street. Several years ago, we planted rosemary and oregano. The rosemary is now gigantic and the oregano is still growing, but it will be much happier now that it will have more companions. So now we’re expanding the garden! During the past couple of weeks, we’ve removed the grass along the road. SouthScape donated soil for the project, and we will continue adding more plants to fill the space.
We are always working in the gardens or adding more throughout the community. Watch our Calendar of Events for updates.
Help us to grow Edible Jasper!
KPB wants to work with you!
Are you a local business owner who wants to help improve our county?
Does edible and sustainable landscaping sound exciting?
Do you want to come play in the dirt with us?
We need your help!
Keep Pickens Beautiful is also looking for leaders to help with Edible Jasper! We have many extremely knowledgable folks in our community who can help guide our plant choices as we develop more garden spaces. Please contact us if you want to help!
Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility
The Edible Jasper initiative expands the sustainable and environmentally responsible actions already happening in our community. KPB wants to help grow this into an identity for Pickens County – an identity as a forward-thinking community that cares about the environment and its citizens. Edible Jasper compliments our state-of-the-art recycling center, farm-to-table restaurants, farmers markets, and more.