If you already owned the land, how much would you spend to garden on one-acre? Don’t be too embarrassed if your answer was in the mega-millions. The State is going to do it for $40,000-plus. Labor will be free because it is a community garden. The $40,000 Eat Smart, Move More grant will come from the NC Division of Public Health, but the Ag Extension and the Jackson County Commissioners will lend support as well. The money will be spent on tools, and something you would never think of for your garden – salaried management. Sometime in the early fall, after everything gets all visioned and managed, plots will be allocated to 23 lucky parties, who will be required to garden organically and give half their produce to the poor.