Nicole Coston was inspired to start Bearwallow Valley Farms in Henderson County, North Carolina because of her grandmother’s perseverance during the Great Depression.

Farm to School Adventures

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.