Land Conservation, Public Access, and Figs!

Land Conservation

We chat with Jack Spruill, whose farm is is on the shore of North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound, the largest freshwater sound in the world.

Spruill plans to donate the farm to an organization that will maintain public access, with the land used for low-impact farming, research, and education programs.

At the moment, some of the property is used for a community garden — and a community fig orchard.

We talk about:

• The idea of public access, and how it scares some organizations
• Mechanisms for land conservation
• Tips for bringing people together around food and gardening
• The community fig orchard