This column first appeared in CityView Magazine’s “Home and Garden” May 2026 edition.
CityView’s May magazine explores Fayetteville’s homes and gardens as community spaces that foster connection, healing, and nourishment.
Local nonprofit founder Angela A. Tatum has developed her green thumb through education and trial and error since 2017, reclaiming growing food from what was once forced labor for Black Americans. Nine years later, she has grown her Haymount home garden and sunroom into an oasis of fresh, seasonal produce and healing herbs. She has reached 60% self-sustainability. Her efforts have expanded beyond her fence; Noticing an interest for a space for Black women homesteaders in Fayetteville, Tatum created a Facebook group in February 2024. That quickly expanded beyond its digital confines, and now 10–20 people meet in person every month.
Also, a new, family-run market is coming to Haymount. Operated by the Benander family in a historic home, The Market will have a soft opening in mid-May, selling candles, plants, and more. They hope to open a microcreamery, the Haymount Parlour, later this year.
In an Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County-sponsored piece, Arts Council staff and an artist talk about its Creative Impact Cohort program.
Our columnists reflect on their connections to homes and gardens. The first outlines ways to grow as a community. The next remembers Mother’s Day and the moment she realized her daughter entered the phase of being embarrassed by her. Our bilingual columnist highlights a fitness instructor. The last recommends six books that prompt readers to appreciate the beauty around them.
Our To-Do List is full of great events for you to enjoy throughout May. Plus, this month’s Seen @ the Scene brings you to our sixth annual “Ladies’ Night Out” on April 9 at The Carolina Barn.
Thank you for reading!
