MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — Volunteers in Mount Pleasant spent Sunday planting the town’s first food forest, a project leaders say will provide fresh produce, create community connections and grow into a long-term resource for residents.
Dozens of people of all ages and from all over the Lowcountry gathered at the R.L. Jones Recreation Center to plant more than 100 trees that will eventually produce fruits including plums, blueberries and oranges. Organizers said some of the plants could be ready to eat as early as next year. But the project is designed to do more than add greenery or even grow plants.
Benjamin Sinderman, the project designer, said the food forest is intended to strengthen community ties while expanding access to healthy food…