Growing Local

In the last installment of ASAP’s community story booth, Stephen and Judi McCrae from Greenville, SC talk about their work at Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery and how they will teach their young daughter to love local food.

Harold and Nancy Long grow heirloom seeds at their 40-acre farm in Murphy, North Carolina. Hear why they maintain this tradition and how it fits into efforts to support agriculture in the Cherokee community.

Farmers markets are full of gifts this time of year. We tagged along as an Asheville local and her friend from New York City went shopping at Asheville City Market. Hear their conversations with farmers and craftspeople as they pick out holiday presents.

Come along to Winding Stair Farm in Franklin, North Carolina to hear how they raise turkeys on pasture.

Two Asheville-based chefs, Ashleigh Shanti and Philip Bollhoefer, talk about their own Thanksgiving traditions and give advice on how to enjoy a locally-sourced holiday feast.

Community member Kay West stopped by ASAP’s story booth to talk about how she explores Western North Carolina through its local restaurants and farmers markets.

A thriving food system depends on strong relationships between farmers. Hear how Beacon Village Farm built local partnerships while scaling up from a market garden to an organic wholesale farm.

Workplace CSAs are picking up steam as employers seek out ways to support the health of their employees. Hear about the City of Asheville’s pilot CSA program and how it’s impacting city staff and Stonecrop Garden farm.

Hear how Vincent and Colleen Sicca from Weaverville, North Carolina turned a family garden project into a local business in this episode of ASAP’s community story booth.

Sara Jane Davis co-founded A Way of Life Farm in 2009 and it’s been an exciting ride ever since. She talks about the childhood garden that sparked her love of growing and shares her vision for the next 10 years on her farm in Rutherford County, North Carolina.