Growing Local

About Growing Local

Growing Local is a weekly audio series about local food and farms in the Southern Appalachians. It airs during Morning Edition on WNCW 88.7 each Monday at 8:50 a.m. Produced by ASAP, the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.

Publisher

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Nov 2015

Latest episode

26 Apr 2021

Latest episodes

260 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Apr 2021

   Tierra Fertil Coop Digs Deep

   A group of Hispanic farmers is coming together in Henderson County to start the Tierra Fertil Coop. Founding member Delia Jovel shares her journey from growing up in El Salvador to farming in Western North Carolina, and explains the coop’s collective vision for fostering social equity through local food.

2. 

   19 Apr 2021

   Farm Stands for Fun and Flavor

   Farm stands throughout Western North Carolina are opening up for the season and farmers can’t wait to welcome folks back. Hear about the roadside stands at Flying Cloud Farm in Fairview and SMM Farms in Hayesville in this episode of Growing Local.

3. 

   12 Apr 2021

   Kituwah Farm Honors and Sustains Cherokee Agriculture

   Agriculture has been a pillar of Cherokee communities for generations and continues to be an important part of indigenous culture today. Visit Kituwah, the Mother Town of the Cherokee people, and hear about the significance of this community farm in this week’s Growing Local.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

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