In the News and Beyond
Good Morning America
We were featured on Good Morning America 6 months after Hurricane Helene for our emergency response work in the Southside neighborhood! Starting the day after Hurricane Helene in September 2024, Southside Community Farm staff was on the ground distributing food and other supplies in the Southside neighborhood. We have seen neighbors caring so deeply for each other, and we are grateful for the opportunity to support where we can.
Podcasts
The Final Straw – For the hour we talk about the work of the farm, the legacy of a community farm in the wake of government policies that destroy Black communities, and ways that community members can support the SCF and help it thrive.
7 Years in a Tent – Hosts Star and Sky chat with Farm Manager Chloe from Southside Community Farm about going into farming, getting rest in the midst of tough times, and the risk of Southside Community Farm being dismantled by the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville.
Sweet Tea – Check out Episode 37: Queer Farming and Black Food Sovereignty with Chloe Moore
GoFundMe – Listen to the podcast interview, or read their short article here.
Mountain Xpress
We won Best Community Garden in Mountain Xpress’s Best of WNC Awards for 2024 and 2025!
We were included in a discussion about the challenges and backlash faced by community fridges in Asheville in a 2023 article here.
Southside Community Farm and our spring 2022 fundraiser were featured in the Mountain Xpress. Read the article here.
SCF co-founder Roy Harris speaks on the value of the farm to himself and his neighborhood in a 2020 Mountain Xpress article. Read it here.
ASAP Connections
We were the focus of the article “Claiming Space in Asheville’s Southside“, which is featured in ASAP’s 2025-2026 Local Food Guide.
Our farm was featured in the “Meet Your Farmer” video series by ASAP. The goal of this series is to educate youth about agriculture through viewing a diversity of farms and farmers. Each mini-episode focuses on just one crop. Check out our video, which is all about growing green beans at Southside Community Farm!
The Laurel of Asheville
Read our article in The Laurel, “Southside Community Farm Commits to Program Expansion in Aftermath of Helene” here.
Check out their piece on us from 2022, “Asheville’s Southside Community Farm Seeks to Create Food Sovereignty” here.
Interview with Racial Justice Coalition
Chloë Moore of Southside Community Farm sits in on RJC’s Radio Hour to talk with Mike Holmes about food sovereignty, the challenges and joys of running a community farm, and climate resilience from a farmer’s perspective.
Asheville Citizen-Times
Coverage of 2024 risk to the farm can be found here.
SCF made the front page of the Citizen Times! Read the article, “Asheville’s little corner of agriculture paradise brings communities together” about the farm and our projects here.
Read about the gentrification of Southside here, and the history of the neighborhood here.
From the article “Southside Community Farm seeks support to keep using HACA-owned land“.
Lowes
In 2022, we were selected as one of 100 community projects around the country to receive the Lowe’s Hometowns grant. We utilized this support to convert our apple orchard into a diverse food forest and outdoor community meeting space.
