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Family Farms Family farms in the c Southern Appalachians Aardvark Farm [email protected] 828-685-9917 Balltown Bee Farm —defined by Burnsville, NC—Yancey Co. www.saintpaulmountainvineyards.com [email protected] Bryson City, NC—Swain Co. our mountain region, rather than state lines or marketing firms, 828-713-5986 828-488-7630 Specializing in artisan ciders, and Family-owned and operated wholesale [email protected] [email protected] Appalachian Grown farms are the core of our local food movement. everything apples. Tasting room and farm/retail store. Offering 20 varieties of Find us on Facebook The farms listed in these pages are located We grow all natural and sustainably retail store opening spring 2016. apples from mid-Aug. through Oct. 15 raised veggies and fruit along the Cane and varieties of peaches from mid-July Our farm uses organic growing methods. within one of the 60 Appalachian Grown River. 20-week CSA shares offered. Find Apple Brandy Beef through Sep. Retail store open seven We specialize in raw local honey. We counties shown on pages 8-9, and they’re us at Asheville City Market and Yancey North Wilkesboro, NC—Wilkes Co. days a week, year-round. also sell cultivated mushrooms, veggies County Farmers Market. 336-696-2721 and spring transplants, as well as wild family farms, meaning the family makes r [email protected] Apple Mill foraged foods. Find us Fri. in Swain Co. decisions about production and hold the r Addison Farms Vineyard www.applebrandybeef.com Saluda, NC—Polk Co. and Sat. in Jackson Co. financial responsibility for the farm. Connect Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. 828-749-9136 We offer eggs, all natural corn-fed beef, 828-581-9463 [email protected] Balsam Gardens, LLC with these farmers directly on the farm or goat, pork, and lamb locally grown and [email protected] www.ncapplemill.com Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co. processed in the foothills of NC. Nurtured look for their products where you shop or dine. www.addisonfarms.net 828-713-0450 from birth on our third-generation family Apples, fresh cider, mulled cider, fruit [email protected] We invite you to visit our family-owned farm with no synthetic hormones and no butters and jams, and giftboxes. The r www.balsamgardens.com A Berry Patch Farm We are a blueberry farm with a pick- vineyard and winery just 17 miles from antibiotics. farm kitchen and outlet store are located West Jefferson, NC—Ashe Co. your-own operation near Bryson City. downtown Asheville. Call or visit our at exit 59 (Saluda exit) on I-26 and are Balsam Gardens is a full scale 336-982-5469 We start harvesting around the first of website for hours and directions. Apple Haven Orchard open year-round. Closed on Tue. commercial urban farm in the city limits [email protected] July and continue until frost. c Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. of Asheville. We produce organic and www.aberrypatchfarm.com c Against the Grain 828-273-5877 Asheville Fungi transitional produce, pasture raised A Way of Life Farm Zionville, NC—Watauga Co. Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co. chicken, Thanksgiving turkeys, and pork USDA Certified Organic produce and Our farm’s produce market is located in Bostic, NC—Rutherford Co. 828-406-4439 855-553-8644 on our farms in West Asheville and East 100% raw honey, and raw creamed the WNC Farmers Market, stall 15 and 16, 828-287-1253 [email protected] [email protected] Asheville. honey. In the spring, we have featuring NC apples, cider, jam and other [email protected] www.ashevillefungi.com organically grown seedlings for sale. We’re a small diversified farm specialties, pumpkins, small fruits, and www.awayoflifefarm.com Banner Greenhouses We also sell ‘Forever Bags’ which are specializing in a broad spectrum of peaches. Asheville’s mushroom central. Nebo, NC—McDowell Co. used to extend your fresh produce. We support healthy people, a healthy vegetables, pasture pork, chicken, Sterile lab, mycological supply, fresh r 828-659-3335 If interested, please call for prices. economy, and healthy ecology through turkey, and goat. We also grow sorghum Apple Hill Farm mushrooms. We sell tools, books, [email protected] the production of really good food. for molasses, corn for cornmeal. Find us Banner Elk, NC—Watauga Co. spawn, tinctures, and cultures of edible u www.bannergreenhouses.com A Blueberry Farm Our pastured pork (organic, soy-free at Watauga County Farmer’s Market or 828-963-1662 and medicinal mushrooms. Cultivation Whittier, NC—Swain Co. fed) and produce are available at River contact the farm directly. [email protected] classes and foraging walks. Private We produce seasonal flowering annuals 706-988-8098 Arts District Market and CSA delivery in www.applehillfarmnc.com consults. Visit our website. as well as Certified Organic vegetable, r [email protected] Asheville, Rutherfordton, or Bostic. Appalachian Ridge Artisan Ciders herb, grafted tomatoes and strawberry Visit our unique mountaintop alpaca farm u Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. Avery Farms plugs/transplants for wholesale growers and store, and connect to what matters— 828-685-4002 Plumtree, NC—Avery Co. and retailers. See our website for more you, your family, a real farm experience. 828-733-5052 information. We are open year-round offering guided [email protected] PASTURED PORK tours of our working farm. www.averychristmastrees.com Barkley’s Mill ORGANIC, SOY-FREE FED Apple Hill Orchard and Cider Mill r u Our family has owned and farmed Weaverville, NC—Buncombe Co. 828-620-1067 Available at RAD Farmers' Market Morganton, NC—Burke Co. the same land for over 200 years. We [email protected] Wednesdays 2-6pm 828-437-1224 promise to provide our customers with www.barkleysmill.com [email protected] the freshest and best selection of trees, www.applehillorchard.com wreaths, garlands, vegetables, and Barkley’s Mill gourmet stone ground berries from our farm. grits are ground on a hydro powered We offer u-pick or we-pick apples and dual 1919 Williams Stone Burr gristmill. Sat. wagon tours Sep.-Oct. The country u Aycocks’ Sundance Farm Our farm is 100% sustainable, and we store has our award-winning cider, fruit Newland, NC—Avery Co. hand select each ear of Hickory King butters, and gift baskets. Our bakery 828-733-1465 Dent heirloom corn that goes into our makes baked items with the fruits we [email protected] bags of grits and seed. grow. Picnic shelter and restrooms. Open until Christmas. Our goal is to share our love of the Barry Farms land and our enthusiasm for farming r Mills River, NC—Henderson Co. Apple House & Owenby Orchards by growing tasty and healthy organic 828-778-5409 Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. fruits, vegetables, and herbs, as well as [email protected] fresh cut flowers. for healthy people, healthy economy, www.barryfarmsnc.com and healthy ecology CSA Farm Stand/Store U-Pick Family-owned and operated farm for over 25 years. We specialize in herbs, www.awayoflifefarm.com 56-61 64-69 78-81 ornamentals, cut flowers, dried flowers, 50 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 51 Family Farms farm-fresh vegetables, eggs, and berries. and a few select local restaurants. Our Belle Nicho’s Farmstead Winery sells over 12,000 plants. We also grow three We’re a family-owned produce farm We sell at local tailgate markets and farm is Certified Naturally Grown. a sweet Catawba wine that expresses varieties of wine grapes totaling 4,500 dedicated to using organic farm various plant shows. Farm visits by the best quality of the Catawba grape vines. We are Watauga Co.’s largest production practices. We provide high- appointment. Bee Well Honey Farm named after the NC Catawba River. berry grower. quality, locally grown produce to our Pickens, SC—Pickens Co. Visit our farmstead winery to enjoy our customers. r Becki’s Bounty 864-898-5122 Isabella jelly and juice, local honey, quiet Big Horse Creek Farm Black Mountain, NC—Buncombe Co. [email protected] views, and more. Lansing, NC—Ashe Co. Blue Ridge Blooms 828-775-9251 www.beewellhoneyfarm.com [email protected] Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. [email protected] Belue Farms Natural Foods Market r www.bighorsecreekfarm.com 828-216-4175 Bee Well Honey Farm provides retail Becki’s Bounty is an urban market and bulk pure raw honey, honeybee Boiling Springs, SC—Spartanburg Co. We specialize in the collection and [email protected] garden located just a block from Lake packages and beekeeping supplies to 864-578-0446 propagation of antique and heirloom www.blueridgeblooms.com Tomahawk in Black Mountain. Visitors area consumers. Shipping is available [email protected] apple trees. One year old apple trees We offer sustainably grown specialty cut may tour the garden and explore for some items. Please contact us for www.beluefarms.com are available for purchase, as well as flowers for a full range of services. From various sustainable practices. more information. Strawberries, peaches, sweet corn, organically grown garlic, fruits, and buckets of beautiful blooms for the DIY tomatoes, and organic produce, plus produce. bride to full service floral design for Bee Log Farm & Nursery Bella Rooster Garden & Gourmet grassfed Black Angus beef, Milky Way weddings or events. Available May-Oct. Burnsville, NC—Yancey Co. Valle Crucis, NC—Watauga Co. Farm raw milk, pastured meats, local Big Pine Native Gardens c 828-682-4060 828-963-8052 seafood, local eggs, cheeses, gluten-free Marshall, NC—Madison Co. Bluebird Farm [email protected] [email protected] products, assorted jams, pickles, relishes, 828-649-2259 Morganton, NC—Burke Co. www.yanceygrown.com and lots more. [email protected] [email protected] We create uniquely crafted artisan Our small family farm grows using jams, jellies, and savory condiments, u Find us on Facebook www.bluebirdfarmnc.com organic practices. We offer herb and focusing on locally grown ingredients, Bethel Valley Farms LLC Family-operated nursery and farm We feed our livestock certified organic, www.balsamgardens.com heirloom plants, vegetables, free range for over ten years. Vilas, NC—Watauga Co. specializing in organically grown, GMO-free grains. Pastured pork, eggs, and honey. Anyone interested in 828-387-3637 nursery propagated native plants and chicken, and beef are available by All natural, free-choice fed beef. learning more about bees or growing Belle Nicho Winery [email protected] medicinal, culinary, and Chinese herbs. the cut and bulk packs. Our flavorful Antibiotic- and hormone-free. Cattle in your own food is welcome to visit. Nebo, NC—McDowell Co. www.bethelvalleyfarms.com We sell fresh-cut and container plants vegetables and pastured livestock are grass pastures with free access to grain. 828-659-3168 We’re a family-owned and operated farm at the WNC Herb Festival in May and cared for using techniques that build All beef aged appropriately to enhance Bee Log Garlic & Flower Farm [email protected] growing 16+ varieties of raspberries, area farmers markets. living soils. flavor and tenderness, in vacuum- Burnsville, NC—Yancey Co. www.bellenichowinery.com blackberries, and blueberries totaling u packed bags. 828-682-0601 Biltmore Estate Boyd Mountain Tree Farm [email protected] Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co. Waynesville, NC—Haywood Co. Brittain Farms We specialize in premium garlic and cut 828-225-1453 828-926-8888 Mills River, NC—Henderson Co. flowers. We also grow tomatoes and [email protected] [email protected] 828-891-3332 sweet peppers. Our products are sold www.biltmore.com www.boydmountaintreefarm.com [email protected] at the Yancey County Farmers Market, Biltmore has long operated a Choose n’ cut and wholesale Christmas We’re a seventh-generation family farm sustainable farm and field-to-table tree farm. You select the tree, we cut it, specializing in poultry, both meat and program. Beef, lamb, and eggs, are bale it, and tie it on your vehicle. You eggs. Our vegetables are grown in season pasture-raised, and our bountiful can also use our bow saws and cut it and marketed at several local tailgate production garden overflows with yourself. Specializing in high-quality markets and direct from the farm. fresh produce, herbs, and fruits, all of Fraser Firs. which are served in our restaurants. cru Broadwing Farm Bradley Farms Hot Springs, NC—Madison Co. Blue Heron Farm Saluda, NC—Polk Co. 828-622-3647 Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. 828-817-5233 [email protected] 828-683-1812 www.bradleyfarmsnc.com www.broadwingfarmcabins.com [email protected] We’re proud to produce delicious, Providing organically grown vegetable, & Apple House A local family farm in business for 25 healthy, and ethically raised meats. flower, and herb plants since 1992. We years specializing in fresh culinary We focus on quality and consistency welcome you to visit our website for herbs and fruits, we also offer a wide to produce the finest beef, pork, and info on our three farm cabins, each with variety of homemade baked goods pastured poultry without added private fresh naturally warm mineral YOU PICK local deliveries of beef, pork, lamb, goat, and farm fresh eggs which can be ordered year-round by hormones or antibiotics. Give us a try water hot tubs, available for nightly rental or calling our farm. today and taste the difference. year-round. c r WE PICK Blue Meadow Farms Brasstown Beef Brothers On Farms Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. Brasstown, NC—Cherokee Co. Hayesville, NC—Clay Co. www.costonfarm.com www.applebrandybeef.com 828-712-9166 828-837-6324 828-508-0812 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 828.685.8352 www.bluemeadowfarms.com www.brasstownbeef.com www.brothersonfarms.com 52 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 53 Bass Hyatt Powerful Partnerships: The Agers of MEET THE PEOPLE Hickory Nut Gap Farm and Their Producers CHANGING OUR and the Agers FOOD SYSTEM Bass Hyatt isn’t the only farmer who has altered their farming methods in response to consumer demand for more sustainable, ethically raised meat. When Bass Hyatt began farming the Hyatt homeplace in Brasstown, North Hickory Nut Gap Farm now works with around Carolina, 50 years ago, the term “grassfed” wasn’t something consumers fifteen regional producers whom they have helped looked for on their meat labels. Neither was Hickory Nut Gap Meats, a name transition to more sustainable production practices, now synonymous with pastured pork and grassfed beef in the region. In fact, thus creating a network of growers working together Hickory Nut Gap Farm’s proprietors, Jamie and Amy Ager, weren’t even born to form a strong local food system. That means they when Hyatt began raising cattle for market. can provide restaurants, distributors, and grocery stores with a consistent supply. A couple of decades ago, Hyatt caught wind of the advantages of grassfed meat production, or growing and finishing cows on grass. For most of the last half century “We made the decision to begin working with other and today, the majority of beef cattle are fattened on grains, mainly corn and soy, growers after I took an agriculture leadership class in concentrated feedlots. As Hyatt came to learn, feeding cows grass from start to and met Sam Dobson, a dairy farmer in Iredell finish has distinct advantages: for the environment, farm viability, and consumers’ County,” shares Jamie Ager, the fourth generation health due to its higher omega-3 fat content. The method piqued his interest, and to farm Hickory Nut Gap—he owns and runs the the light bulb went off. He started thinking that maybe he shouldn’t use grain as operation with his wife, Amy. Dobson had more land supplemental feed for his cows. But, he wasn’t quite sure if he (or the market) was than he was using for his dairy farm, and Ager seized ready for that change—that is, until he met Jamie Ager. the opportunity to fulfill a request from Greenlife Grocery to stock their fresh meat case with a “Jamie and I met at a forage conference in Kentucky,” Hyatt recalls. That was substantial supply of grassfed beef*. He adds, “I had around the year 2000, when the Agers were just launching their operation and just been direct marketing long enough by that time that starting to shift the regional dialogue to local meat and a more sustainable meat I understood in order to create a consistent supply system. “We exchanged ideas and found out we had a lot of ideas in common. We chain, we needed to work with other growers to make visited each other’s farms, and we’ve been working together ever since.” sure we had a year-round supply.” Hyatt now exclusively raises grassfed cattle, which he sells to the Agers and Hickory Standards are high for their partner producers, Nut Gap Meats. With the Agers handling marketing and setting up buyers, Hyatt has but the husband and wife team have found fellow had the time to focus on perfecting his production. While most of the beef industry farmers excited to sign on to their program. “Folks focused on fast growth and marbled meat by feeding grain, Hyatt has focused a generally have philosophies that drive them to great deal on studying genetics and breeding cows that grow well just eating grass. produce cattle and hogs in a more sustainable And recently, he has become involved with pioneering research on the microbial manner. And, there are also folks who understand activity in soil, research that has the potential to be the next big breakthrough in that markets are changing and consumers are more pasture management. interested in buying from someone they can trust,” In 2014, Hyatt received the NC Environmental Stewardship Award, presented by the Ager says. North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association in partnership with the Forage & Grassland Ultimately, the grower-network approach helps Council and the state’s Cooperative Extension Service. He was thrilled to get Jamie and Amy not only meet ever-increasing recognition for the changes he’s made on his family land. demand, but also their aim of revolutionizing the The future, Hyatt says, looks bright. “The grassfed business is gaining strength current food system. “Our goal at Hickory Nut Gap is every year. People want natural beef.” He stresses that his cattle and all cattle raised to take a triple bottom line approach to agriculture for Hickory Nut Gap Meats are produced without hormones and antibiotics, and are and sell a healthy, humane, and environmentally- non-GMO and Certified Organic. friendly product,” Ager stresses. “Farmers have been told for the last 80 years that they needed to lower “Jamie’s beef is a premium meat: truly grassfed,” he remarks, adding that he’s the price of production at all costs. If our brand can confident in this system. “He gets cattle from me and from people that have help communicate our goal of this triple bottom line developed them for grassfed purposes. That means he has good meat from good approach to consumers who understand the value cattle.” of that mission, then we can help create a more And that’s, well, a good thing. “Hickory Nut Gap has got more demand than I sustainable future for everyone.” have supply.” The market Hyatt was unsure about so long ago is no longer a worry. *Hickory Nut Gap Meats’ product line also includes pastured pork “There’s enough demand to where Jamie can sell as much as we can produce.” and poultry. To learn more, visit hickorynutgapfarm.com. 54 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 55 Family Farms c r Our lamb is 100% grassfed Certified Cane Creek Valley Farm and Animal Welfare Approved. Fletcher, NC—Buncombe Co. We do not use growth hormones, CSA FINDER 828-338-0188 antibiotics or GMO feed. Our shiitake [email protected] mushrooms are grown from Certified www.canecreekorganics.com Organic spore. We sell at the farm CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, NC Our farm stand card, an alternative to our and tailgate markets. Call for farm tour info. Joining a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), you commit to a farm for Buncombe, Madison, Yancey counties traditional CSA, giving you the freedom the season by purchasing a “share” of what the farmer grows for the season. to buy what you want, when you want it. u CSAs offer the chance to better connect with a farm in your community, 50 Aardvark Farm, Burnsville, NC For a wide variety of delicious Certified Brushy Mountain Berry Farm support farmers throughout the season, and receive a consistent supply of fresh 22-week season shares offered for $400. We also offer a market style CSA. $200 buys $220 credit Organic produce and all natural eggs and Moravian Falls, NC—Wilkes Co. local products. Traditional shares include a weekly box of fresh, locally grown at any of our market stands. You choose the produce that you want. Farm field day events for meats, check us out. 336-414-9958 produce or meats, but there are a growing number of CSA options, including shareholders and families. Pick up: River Arts District Farmers Market. c [email protected] varied subscription sizes, add-ons, payment methods, prepacked boxes, or farm 56 Cane Creek Asparagus & Company CSA, Fairview, NC Care of the Earth Community Farm www.brushymountainberryfarm.com stand credit to select your own products - find one that is right for you in this CSA is all we do on our family farm. Veggie boxes offered six days a week at convenient locations, Corryton, TN—Knox Co. Fresh and delicious blueberries, Guide. A full farm description, plus phone number and website can be found in with flexible pickup times, and accommodating payments. Eat local as long as possible with our 865-978-0561 strawberries, and seasonal fruits/ the farm’s listing on the page number listed. seasonal gourmet vegetables! Typically, we are the first CSA to open in the spring and the last CSA to [email protected] vegetables available for u-pick close in the fall. Email to inquire about mid-season share availability. Join online. Pick up: Arden at www.careoftheearthcommunityfarm.com and pre-pick in a beautiful, idyllic Filmon Process Corp. near Christ School; South Biltmore Village at Frugal Décor; Fairview at Troyer’s We’re a Certified Organic vegetable farm mountain setting. Please contact us Country Amish Blatz on Old Fort Road; delivery to homes and businesses, North Asheville to Biltmore in East TN. We grow produce, storage for current hours of operation and SMOKY MOUNTAINS, NC Park. Email for route details. crops like garlic, dent corn and dry beans, product availability. Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, 57 Cane Creek Valley Farm, Fletcher, NC and some seed. We are supported by 80 Macon, Swain counties Two CSA choices: our traditional box or our farm stand card, which gives you the power to choose CSA families and also sell our products to Buffalo Ridge Farm 56 Candy Mountain Farm, Murphy, NC what you want, when you want it. USDA Certified Organic produce, herbs, fruit, and free range other local businesses. Marshall, NC—Madison Co. Fall and winter vegetable CSA. Season runs three months, from Sep.-Dec. $20 share payable weekly. brown eggs. 20 weeks, May-Nov., with a new fall box option. Pick up: Asheville City Market, Asheville 828-206-1666 Season depends on product availability. Pick up: Gallery 26 downtown Murphy; Walnut Hollow City Market South, Flat Rock Tailgate Market, The Mountain Community School, Valley Ag Store, Carolina Bison [email protected] Ranch, Hayesville. Biltmore Coffee Traders, The Fire Gym, Fletcher Valley Natural Food Store, at the farm, or contact us Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. www.buffaloridgebeef.com to make your community or business a drop point. 828-236-1659 59 Deal Family Farm, Franklin, NC Looking for grassfed, hormone-free, [email protected] CSA available to Macon and Jackson County residents. 24-week delivery starting May-Oct. Three 61 FarmGirl Flowers, Asheville, NC and antibiotic-free Angus beef? We www.carolinabison.com sizes of box to choose from: full share $550, half share $350, quarter share $225. Pick up: Franklin at Naturally grown annual and perennial flowers, heirloom vegetables, edible flowers, and herbs all have it. Our beef is hand-raised, USDA- the farm on 64W and at various businesses in the Franklin area. used to create one-of-a-kind flower arrangements. Year-round flower CSA: vase arrangements and/ Located in beautiful WNC for more than inspected, and we’re registered with or flower buckets. Pick up: at the farm. 25 years, we’re committed to your health NCDA as meat handlers. 82 Walnut Hollow Ranch, Hayesville, NC and culinary experiences by bringing you c 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2 shares of beef. Pick up: at the farm. 62 Flying Cloud Farm, Fairview, NC flavorful, nutrient-rich bison that lacks the Candy Mountain Farm Members purchase a share of the season’s harvest in advance. For 20 weeks, May-Oct., we provide a hormones and antibiotics found in most Murphy, NC—Cherokee Co. box of freshly harvested produce from our farm. Contents vary as the seasons change and different meat products. 828-494-2083 produce ripens. We include an email each week with recipes and cooking ideas. We also have an [email protected] SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, NC extended season CSA for 8 weeks up to Thanksgiving. Another option is a market share; purchase a Cherryfield Farm Henderson, Polk, Transylvania counties credit amount and receive an additional 15% off produce, spend the credit at any market or our farm 12-month mixed vegetable Brevard, NC—Transylvania Co. stand through the season. Pick up: Asheville City Market, River Arts District Farmers Market, North production farm. Direct sales 53 Blue Meadow Farms, Hendersonville, NC 828-862-5869 Asheville Tailgate Market, and at the farm. and farmers market. No chemical For 2016 we offer a 21-week produce share and a six-week fall share. We offer half shares and full [email protected] pesticides or fertilizer used. Call or shares. Please visit our website BlueMeadowFarms.com for more information. Pick up: Asheville 63 Franny’s Farm, Leicester, NC We are a family farming operation raising email for appointment prior to visit. City Market, Asheville City Market South, Black Mountain Tailgate Market, West Asheville Tailgate The lot is prepared from what is fresh and in season. Members will get an email and delivery sheep and cattle in a rotational grazed Summer and fall CSA available on a Market, YMCA Hendersonville, YMCA Fletcher, and at the farm on Fri. schedule. 20-member limit, hoping to grow in the near future. Farm to table component offers system. We provide lamb, beef, and wool limited basis. complete meal for two or four, including a recipe, meat, veggies, herbs, and bread. Pick up: at the 53 Bradley Farms, Saluda, NC products at the Transylvania Farmers’ farm, scheduled deliveries. Members sign up for a six month term. Instead of a traditional CSA where you may not know what Market in Brevard. Canec Creuek Asparagus & Company your share may include every month, you are guaranteed certain common cuts (i.e. sausage, ground 63 Full Sun Farm LLC, Leicester, NC CSA beef, bacon, chops, steaks, etc.) Our program members have the comfort of knowing that their Eat with the seasons mid-May-Oct. Quality naturally grown vegetables and berries. Add a flower Chestnut Grove Farms Fairview, NC—Buncombe Co. product will be available and not sold out. Members will also enjoy the convenience of picking up a share, or get your hands in the soil and join us for a working share. Weekly newsletters and recipes NC—Watauga Co. 828-628-1601 one month supply of meats (10 or 15 pound shares) at a discount rate and will also enjoy a discount offered. We offer regular share, working shares, flower shares, and market shares. Please refer to our 828-773-3716 [email protected] on any additional purchases that they make at the time of pickup. Eggs and other goods will also be website for updated pricing information. Pick up: River Arts District Farmers Market, North Asheville [email protected] www.canecreekcsa.com available for members. Pick up: at the farm, Saluda, Columbus, Tryon, and Flat Rock Farmers Markets. Tailgate Market. www.chestnutgrovefarms.net We’re the Cane Creek CSA with 76 Pitch Pine Farm, Penrose, NC 63 Gaining Ground Farm, Leicester, NC Grassfed beef. We raise registered Black asparagus. 100% of our family farm 27 weeks, including 7 to 13 produce items grown here at Pitch Pine Farm. Full shares or seasonal Mid-May to mid-Oct., 8-12 different vegetables in each week’s share. We focus on heirloom and Angus cattle. Our beef is all natural, income is derived from our CSA. 100% shares are available. We offer many types and varieties of produce as well as recipes each week to unusual varieties and are more geared toward people who like to cook. Pick up: River Arts District hormone- and antibiotic-free. We sell our of our effort goes to our CSA member keep members interested and excited for each box. Pick up: Brevard or at the farm. Farmers Market, North Asheville Tailgate Market. beef at the Abingdon Farmer’s Market, shares. Only vegetables we grow on Johnson County Farmer’s Market or our farm go into our veggie boxes. contact us through our website. Flexible payments available. Join us! 56 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 57 Family Farms u c Cloud 9 Farm Creeksong Farm Fletcher, NC—Buncombe Co. Zionville, NC—Ashe Co. 828-628-1758 CSA FINDER 74 New Moon Herbs Farm, Fairview, NC 336-385-6302 [email protected] Each week, May-Sep., you’ll receive a generous box of just picked, fresh, organic vegetables. A great [email protected] www.cloud9farm.net way to support our farm and feed your family truly right from the earth food. Pick up: at the farm, www.creeksongfarm.com Thu.; Asheville City Market, Sat. Vacation rentals for families or couples Sustainably grown vegetables, (cabin), wedding event area, custom 67 Hickory Nut Gap Farm, Fairview, NC 74 Olivette Farm, Alexander, NC grassfed beef, pastured pork, free saw-milling, pastured poultry, and A great way to buy local, sustainable food directly from the farm at a 10% discounted price. Olivette Farm offers a 30-week CSA that includes over 50 different types of vegetables throughout range eggs, and timber since 1979. u-pick blueberries in summer. Skin care Members enroll for 6 months and receive either a variety of grassfed beef, pastured pork, and the year. Pick up: at the farm and in Asheville. Find us at Watauga County Farmers products derived from our beehives. pastured chicken (when in season). Other CSA options include the Soup & Bread CSA, as well as the 76 Paper Crane Farm, Marshall, NC Market or join our 70 member CSA. Honeybee education and tours by “Dinners to Go” add-on. Members receive an additional 10% discount off any extra meat or egg Full shares: $520. Our shares are in the traditional box style. Full shares are adequate for families or u appointment. Proud land stewards. purchases on the day of pickup. 2 sessions offered: Oct-Mar., Apr.-Sep., once a month pick up. 10 lb. foodie-focused couples who like to cook. The CSA runs for 22 weeks. Pick up: Asheville City Market, Darnell Farms r share, $480; 15 lb. share, $690. Options for payment plans. Pick up: North Asheville Tailgate Market, West Asheville Tailgate Market, Madison Natural Foods, at the farm. Bryson City, NC—Swain Co. Clyde Valley Farm Farm Store. 828-488-2376 Morganton, NC—Burke Co. 77 Reeves Home Place Farm, Leicester, NC [email protected] 67 Highgate Farm, Marshall, NC Two types of boxes available; The Mama box: ~10 lbs of custom raised meats, $65/mo. (3 month 828-403-6428 www.darnellfarms.org Our generous boxes will be filled with the same carefully selected varieties of seasonal Certified min.). The Papa Box: ~20 lbs of custom raised meats (3 month min.). Eggs available for add on, $4/ [email protected] Naturally Grown produce that have made us popular with our tailgate market customers for the past doz. Pick up: at the farm or delivered to you for $24/quarter. We are a working farm located along We grow specialty rices and kiwi. We eight years. Our CSA season runs from May-Oct. Pick up: Weaverville Tailgate Market, Black Mountain the banks of the Tuckaseegee river in grow brown, purple, Carolina Gold, Tailgate Market, on the farm. 77 Root Bottom Farm, Marshall, NC Bryson City, NC. We have in-season Seasonal and delicious produce directly from a farmer in your community. You receive a box of Charleston Gold, sticky rice, and kiwi fruits and vegetables. Also, Amish 69 Ivy Creek Family Farm, Barnardsville, NC weekly veggies, greens and value added products. Mid-May to mid-Oct. $500 for the season. fruit. All crops are naturally grown and butter, cheese, fresh eggs, cold drinks, We provide our CSA members with a wide variety of our very best triple-washed produce, including Payment plans available. Pick up: Tue., West Asheville Tailgate Market; Sat., at the farm; delivery chemical-free. food, homemade jellies, and local strawberries, vegetables, cut flowers, herbs, and shiitake mushrooms. Recipe included weekly. options available for Marshall and Hot Springs residents. handmade crafts. We invite our members to visit our farm, volunteer for workdays, and join us for our annual farm Coffey’s Orchard at Coffey Grounds 78 Sandy Hollar Farms, Leicester, NC supper. We offer a 20-week share starting in late Apr., a 8 week fall extended season share, and a Boone, NC—Watauga Co. Garden vegetables. Traditional box style. May-Oct. Contact the farm for details. Pick up: Thu., at the Dave’s Raw Honey Thanksgiving holiday box. Pick up: North Asheville Tailgate Market, Weaverville Tailgate Market, at 828-964-2645 farm; Sat., Leicester Tailgate Market. Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. the farm, free delivery of eight shares or more. [email protected] 828-683-0082 78 Second Spring Market Garden, Alexander, NC 70 Kuster Farms, Fletcher, NC [email protected] Our small Century Farm sells apples in Asheville’s first four season fresh vegetable CSA! Members receive a variety of fresh produce even A bushel box of assorted produce (~$25.00/wk.). Produce is picked on the morning of pick up. Each season. Call ahead for availability and in the coldest months of winter. Full and half shares available, as well as payment plans. Visit our Selling raw honey at Asheville tailgate box contains a variety of produce, berries, eggs and vegetables grown by us or other local farms. directions. We do not allow pick your website to learn more and sign up for a weekly share! Pick up: any time, 7 days a week at French markets May-Oct. Featuring locust, Produce varies with season and weather, but may include: green beans, squash, zucchini, kale, Swiss own. We offer fall agri-education tours, Broad Food Co-op, Asheville. poplar, wildflower, and sourwood chard, beets, carrots, garlic, cauliflower, cabbage, sweet corn, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, turnips, year-round fiber arts programs, and in- honey. Bee pollen may be available, okra, peppers, onions. Pick up: Wed. on farm or East Asheville Tailgate Market. 82 Thatchmore Farm, Leicester, NC school programs on various topics by call for information. A box of produce a week from mid-Apr. to mid-Oct., including early tomatoes. We also offer buyer reservation. 71 Long Valley Eco-Biotic Farm, Marshall, NC club cards for $90 and $45 (a 10% discount) for those that prefer to pick out the contents of their cr We’re committed to soil building farming methods. A bountiful variety of open-pollinated, heirloom Deal Family Farm weekly box at the market. Pick up: West Asheville Tailgate Market. Common Ground vegetables, fruit and greens, including watercress, will be available seasonally. Some culinary herbs Franklin, NC—Macon Co. Burnsville, NC—Yancey Co. and fresh cut flowers are optional. Half and full shares available. Pick up: Mars Hill Farmers Market, 83 Wendy Town Farms, Marshall, NC 828-524-5151 828-675-5448 Weaverville Tailgate Market, West Asheville Tailgate Market, Madison Natural Foods Store, at the farm. Our weekly CSA box includes a seasonal variety of vegetables, herbs, and fruit. Mid-May to [email protected] mid-Oct., $100/month. You can purchase a full season share for a one time payment of $500. www.dealfarms.com Near the South Toe River, we produce a 72 Mountain Harvest Organics, Hot Springs, NC Occasionally we will have flowers available to add to your box for an additional $7/bouquet. seasonal mix of vegetables; beginning Mid-May-Oct. We offer a market style CSA where you pre-pay, then each week you choose your Farming local since 1951. We’re Visit our website for more details at wendytownfarms.com. Pick up: Asheville, Marshall, and Hot with peas and ending with squash and produce from our online store. For those who prefer a traditional CSA share, we offer a “Farmer’s located on Hwy. 64 W and have Springs. Delivery may be available. potatoes. We sell at Yancey County Choice” share which is $22 a week for 25 weeks. We leave it to you in deciding how much produce a variety of fresh produce and Farmers Market and French Broad Food you need during the season. If choosing the “Farmer’s Choice” each week, you pay $522.50 at the 83 Whispersholler Farms LLC, Arden, NC agritourism services. Co-op Wednesday Tailgate Market. We beginning of the season for $550 of produce. Pick up: North Asheville Tailgate Market, at the farm. Local seasonal organic veggies, local meats, fruits, berries, flowers, seeds, plant starts, and an also make wholesale and retail deliveries occasional surprise will have you smiling all the way to the kitchen! Try the traditional CSA method Deep Woods Mushrooms 73 The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms/Micro-Dairy, Burnsville, NC into Asheville. where we build your surprise box weekly (May-Oct.), or buy our market shares and pick out what Mills River, NC—Henderson Co. Value-added CSA including cheeses, cornmeal, jellies, soaps/crafts and bottled maple water or you want at one of our three locations (Mar.-Dec.). We are confident that we have a CSA to fit your 828-243-3589 ru sorghum juice (as available). Starting late spring. Pick up: at the farm. Coston Farm & Apple House lifestyle, schedule, and budget. Pick up: WNC Farmers Market, Oakley Farmers Market, AVL Food Park. [email protected] Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. www.deepwoodsmushrooms.net 83 Wildwood Herbal, Weaverville, NC 828-685-8352 We offer a wide variety of vegetables and plants. Pick up: at the farm, Asheville City Market, Cultivated gourmet mushrooms [email protected] Cove Creek Nursery Farm Crane Farm and Herbs Reynolds Mountain. grown on hardwood logs. Wild www.costonfarm.com Old Fort, NC—McDowell Co. Granite Falls, NC—Caldwell Co. mushrooms in season. Winter Fourth-generation farm offering many 828-442-3720 828-221-4935 mushroom log inoculation and wild varieties of NC apples. Enjoy cider, [email protected] [email protected] from a recipe passed down from his 828-685-7728 mushroom identification classes. grandmother. [email protected] pumpkins, jams and jellies, fried apple Cultivation supplies, spawn, and A century plus small family farm We’re located in the foothills of the Blue pies, baked goods, and gifts. U-pick or raising produce and grains for Ridge Mountains. Jeff Crane, owner/ u Third-generation apple orchard and consultations available. Fee-based Creasman Farms we-pick apples. Relax on our porch or humans and animals. We also offer a farmer, grows herbs to produce a variety farm providing locally grown fruit and farm tours by appointment. Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. enjoy the cool AC indoors while you shop. small selection of fruit. of herb teas, a BBQ sauce, and a spice rub produce to our community. 58 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 59 Family Farms u Dogwood Hills Farm chickens, grow numerous vegetables and Weaverville, NC—Buncombe Co. sunflowers for sale at the market. We also 828-645-6286 CSA FINDER offer delicious baked goods including [email protected] gluten-free and vegan. 10-acre mountain valley u-pick farm r with blueberries, blackberries, Concord Farm Fresh Ventures grapes, heirloom apple varieties. Old Fort, NC—McDowell Co. FOOTHILLS, NC SURROUNDING STATES Growing organically, not certified. Call or 336-514-6240 Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Rutherford counties Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia email for availability and hours. [email protected] 50 A Way of Life Farm, Bostic, NC 57 Care of the Earth Community Farm, Corryton, TN www.recoveryventurescorp.org Eagle Feather Organic Farm Members enjoy the farm’s sustainably grown harvest for as many as 32 weeks. Sign up for one, We offer two share sizes: a full share and a bi-weekly share. Our regular season runs from Apr.- We offer state-of-the-art hydroponic Marshall, NC—Madison Co. two, or three seasons and enjoy fresh vegetables, fruit, and an optional pork share. Recipes, storage Thanksgiving, followed by a smaller winter share. $800/$425 respectively, plus a one-time, technology and field crop production 828-649-3536 tips, and news from the farm are included with each week’s share. A Way of Life Farm’s CSA is a refundable $75 bin deposit. Pick up: Webb School, Island Home Park, Fountain City, Bearden, as horticulture therapy for individuals [email protected] convenient way to enjoy the best produce each season has to offer. Pick up: Asheville, Rutherfordton, Sequoyah Hills, at the farm, and UT. suffering from chronic addiction to drugs www.ncgoldenseal.com or the farm. 60 Eastatoee Community Farm, Sunset, SC and alcohol. We are the only long-term We create final products from wild 53 Bluebird Farm, Morganton, NC We are offering a 16 week CSA for Spring/Summer 2016 starting in Apr. for $480. Pick up: at residential program in NC to offer this ginseng and cultivated goldenseal As a CSA member, you share our vegetable harvests. Pastured chicken, pork, and egg shares also farm; Transylvania Farmers Market, Brevard, NC. treatment style. and provide native medicinal plants, available. 20-week season, mid-May-Sep. Pick up: at the farm, downtown Morganton. 74 Oak Grove Farm, Elizabethton, TN ru seeds, and rhizomes. We run Southern The Farmer’s Hands 60 Edgerton Farms, Rutherfordton, NC Oak Grove Farm announces weekly delivery events periodically through the growing season Appalachian School for Growing Mars Hill, NC—Madison Co. Eggs, vegetables, extra-value products. Delivered to your door. through www.oakgrove.farm. The number of shares available varies depending on supply. Medicinal Plants, an NCDA nursery and 646-415-2898 Pick up: Downtown Farming, Johnson City. United Plant Savers native botanical [email protected] sanctuary. 77 River Creek Farm, Jonesborough, TN www.thefarmershands.com A year-round local produce solution, with multiple share types, sizes and pick up frequencies HIGH COUNTRY, NC The Farmer’s Hands is an organization East Fork Farm to suit any household. Local eggs or fresh baked bread and pasta add on available. Easy access Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, with a dream of informing and inspiring Marshall, NC—Madison Co. to online account management. Bonuses in gift certificates to The Main Street Pizza Company Watauga, Wilkes counties people to learn to cook, ferment, preserve, 828-206-9075 with every payment. Taking new members any time of year, join today! Pick up: The Main and heal themselves with homegrown [email protected] 50 Against the Grain, Zionville, NC Street Pizza Company (Johnson City or Kingsport), delivery available in eastern TN (fee). foods and plants. We serve farm to www.eastforkfarm.net We sell to the High Country CSA, which is a cooperative CSA serving the community of Boone. 79 Serenity Knoll Farm, Jonesborough, TN table dinner, offer events, classes, and Pick up: Bare Essentials Natural Market in Boone. We’re a small family farm that produces Basic share ($550): Our full box of produce (vegetables, fruits, herbs, mushrooms when workshops. pastured meats, eggs, and stone- 59 Creeksong Farm, Zionville, NC available), which is valued at $25-$30/week. Half Share ($275). Serenity Blooms Share ($180): c ground heirloom corn. Our mission is Full shares, $500; half shares, $300. Besides a variety of produce, members can expect free range A bouquet of fresh cut flowers each week! You’ll receive a mixed bouquet of seasonal flowers FarmGirl Flowers to provide sustainably raised products eggs, grassfed beef and pastured pork. Vegetarian and vegan shares also offered. Our season runs (some edible!) valued at $9-$10. Serenity Select Share ($100, additional $50 increments): Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co. that are nourishing, wholesome, and 20 weeks beginning in June. We hold an annual open house so members can connect to our farm. Choose from the selection in our booth at the Sat. farmers market. Pick up: Sat. at 828-450-3268 superior tasting. Stay at the farm! Check Please email or call to sign up. Pick up: Agricultural Extension Loading Dock in Boone, Tue.; Jonesborough Farmers Market, Wed. at the farm, or Johnson City Farmers Market. [email protected] out our vacation cottages. Watauga County Farmers Market, Sat.; at the farm. www.farmgirlgardendesigns.com 79 Seven Springs Farm Organic Farming & Gardening Supply Catalog and CSA, Check, VA cr 66 Heritage Homestead, Crumpler, NC Members share responsibility of transporting food to each location. This means you’ll be Flowers for all seasons and any occasion. Eastatoee Community Farm We are part of the High Country CSA, which is a cooperative of growers so members can get a scheduled to come to the farm two to four times during the season to pick up for members in Naturally grown. We offer a year-round Sunset, SC—Pickens Co. wide variety of products. Pick up: Bare Essentials Natural Market in Boone, Wed.; limited home your area. If you’re unable to take part in the pickup and delivery, contact us. Pick up: Riner, flower CSA. Delivery available or pick up at 864-878-9324 deliveries, Thu. Roanoke, Blacksburg, Floyd, at the farm. the flower farm. FarmGirl Flowers loves to [email protected] grow, harvest, and arrange for restaurants, www.eastatoeecommunityfarm.com 71 Lively Up Farm, Watauga Co. NC weddings, and special events. Seasonal veggies. When there is bounty we give more. Pick up: at the farm, farmers market, or Eastatoee Community Farm grows high possible delivery. 828-776-3225 Eight Owls Farmstead is a women quality vegetables without the use Farmhouse Beef of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or 74 North Fork Farm, Zionville, NC [email protected] owned, semi off grid farm that focuses Marshall, NC—Madison Co. pesticides. We are located within the We offer a meat CSA to the High Country of NC, including a variety of beef, pork and chicken—10 lb www.blueridgecornmaze.com on organically grown education, 770-856-9694 experiences, products, and food. Farm beautiful Jocassee Gorges of SC. half share or 20 lb. full share. Spring/Summer CSA runs Apr.-Aug., Fall/Winter CSA runs Oct.-Feb. One We have hormone- and antibiotic- [email protected] immersions, workshops, primitive art c monthly pick up during the 5 month CSA contract. Pick up: NC Coop. Ext. Office in Boone. free Black Angus beef and pork. USDA and supplies, and organically grown and www.farmhousebeef.com Edgerton Farms 82 Tumbling Shoals Farm, Millers Creek, NC inspected and vacuum sealed/frozen raised produce. Our cattle are grown on 100 acres of lush Rutherfordton, NC—Rutherford Co. A share in the harvest of our farm is a box of the freshest quality organic fruits and vegetables available on farm by the cut or portions. green pastures that consist of premium 828-429-3330 delivered each week, May-Sep. (20 weeks). Shares cost $500; we deliver about $25 worth of fruits Price list online. We also have chickens, Faith Mountain Farm fescue, orchard grass, alfalfa, and clover. [email protected] and vegetables. Small shares available for $350. Pick up: at the farm; Wilkesboro Habitat Re-Store; eggs, and meat goats. Creston, NC—Ashe Co. Our pastures are overseeded with winter Summer CSA. 18 weeks beginning in late Downtown Hickory Farmers Market on Wed. ; Western Carolina Electric in Moravian Falls on Wed. 336-385-3510 annuals to promote winter grazing. Visit Eight Owls Farmstead May and running through Sep. Winter [email protected] our website to place an order. Rosman, NC—Transylvania Co. CSA Nov.-Mar. Free range eggs available. www.faithmtnfarm.com 828-884-6957 r Farside Farms CSA Farm Stand/Store U-Pick [email protected] Family farm operated by James and Edgewood Farm Mt Valley Meats Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co. www.eightowlsfarmstead.com Shannon Wilkes and their eight Penrose, NC—Transylvania Co. 56-61 64-69 78-81 828-683-3255 children. We have honey bees, pigs, and [email protected] 60 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 61 Family Farms We produce fresh cage-free eggs, pork, Fire From the Mountain produce. Our specialty is heirloom the world while enjoying the personal How you can change our region’s food system: and chicken. We have been packing Zionville, NC—Watauga Co. tomatoes which we sell at the Watauga and global rewards of a simple and eggs fresh daily for over 20 years. All 828-297-7956 County and Ashe County Farmers’ Markets. sustainable lifestyle. BUY DIRECTLY FROM FARMERS: Connect directly with the farms growing your food. feed is ground on our farm with no [email protected] cru cru Farmers markets, CSA programs, and farm stands are great ways to get to know the antibiotics or hormones added. We also www.firefromthemountain.com Flying Cloud Farm Franny’s Farm people who grow our food and to support their efforts. grow fresh vegetables in the summer. Fairview, NC—Buncombe Co. Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. We grow jalapeno, habanero, and 828-768-3348 828-708-5587 r other peppers that we smoke over Finally Farm [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] natural environment in the Blue Ridge applewood for use in our hot sauces, Marshall, NC—Madison Co. www.flyingcloudfarm.net www.frannysfarm.com Find us on Facebook Mountains. We use no chemicals of salsas, BBQ sauce, and enchilada sauce. 828-683-0137 any kind in our hives. We package our products at Blue Ridge Growing food sustainably, our practices Our 18-acre farm has chickens, turkeys, Non-certified organic farm. For 15 [email protected] Food Ventures in Asheville. rely on cover cropping, amending the soil, sheep, goats, and a donkey. Enjoy years we’ve specialized in blueberries. ru Grandad’s Apples Woman-owned and organically crop rotation, and planning for insect and vegetable, flower, and bee gardens, Available for 2016: blueberries, Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. maintained greenhouse situated in a Fishel Organic Farm weed issues. We value our relationships pick blueberries, and picnic by the elderberries, and strawberries. 828-685-1685 quiet cove in Sandy Mush. Selling potted Grassy Creek, NC—Ashe Co. with our customers through the markets, pond. Host your wedding/event in [email protected] medicinal and culinary herbs as well 336-384-3337 our farm stand, our CSA, and floral design. our barn and stay in the eco-cabins or Gnomestead Hollow Farm and Forage www.grandadsapples.com as flowering annuals and perennials. [email protected] camp. 10 miles from Asheville. Dugspur, VA—Carroll Co. Offering asparagus in Mar. and Fog Likely Farm 804-240-6901 U-pick or we-pick apples. We offer We grow many different varieties of blueberries beginning in May. Boone, NC—Watauga Co. Free Range Farm [email protected] pumpkins, corn maze, and cow quality USDA GAP Certified Organic 828-264-5215 Candler, NC—Buncombe Co. www.gnomesteadhollow.com train ride. Large bakery, apple cider, [email protected] 828-215-0679 doughnuts. Lots to do. All kinds of Gnomestead Hollow Farm and [email protected] apple products in our gift shop. Lots We grow a diverse and sometimes Forage is a small family farm focused www.thefreerangelife.com/ of fun. experimental range of vegetables on growing and providing the free-range-farm and mushrooms both organically and highest quality vegetable ferments, Green Goddess Farm sustainably. We are also lifelong artists We are a small, family owned farm mushrooms, and mushroom products Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co. with work in museums and universities, located in Candler, NC. We offer chicken we can produce and procure from 828-779-7048 TThhee CCaannee CCrreeeekk CCSSAA and do art as an adjunct to our farming. eggs, duck eggs, and quail eggs. We also the wild in the heart of the Blue Ridge [email protected] raise registered dairy goats, which are Mountains of SWVA. wwiitthh AASSPPAARRAAGGUUSS Fontaine Vineyards available for purchase, along with a small www.greengoddessfarm.com Marshall, NC—Madison Co. amount of pet-quality raw goat milk. Goodheart Apiaries Our farm is managed according CSA Farming is all we do! 828-683-2316 c Brevard, NC—Transylvania Co. to organic, biodynamic, and [email protected] Full Sun Farm LLC 828-884-3272 permaculture principles. Our herbs, www.fontainevineyards.com Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. [email protected] vegetables, berries, fruits, and nuts 828-683-1607 www.mariasblueridgemountainhoney.com are offered at West Asheville Tailgate Only 20 minutes from downtown [email protected] Market. We sell honey and hive Asheville, we offer a breathtaking 360 Small family apiaries raising bees and www.fullsunfarm.com products, plus nucleus bee colonies. degree view of WNC, tours, wine tastings, harvesting honey in a sustainable, all and lunch or snacks in the vineyards. Book Located in the beautiful Sandy Mush your party or special event in a relaxing Valley, we cultivate five acres of atmosphere. Great services, bakery, and vegetables, cut flowers, and berries. more. Award-winning. We’ve sold our naturally grown produce at local tailgate markets since 1997 and Fork Mountain Farm through our CSA since 2001. Marshall, NC—Madison Co. c 828-649-3373 Gaining Ground Farm [email protected] Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co. 828-545-2362 We’re a small Certified Organic farm, [email protected] located in the Big Pine Valley of Madison www.gaininggroundfarm-nc.com Co. We grow mixed vegetables and herbs, and sell pickles made from our produce. For more than 16 years, we’ve produced We sell at Weaverville Tailgate Market and a variety of seasonal vegetables, to several area restaurants. flowers, and herbs for sale at local tailgate markets and restaurants. We Fork Mountain Farm offer CSA shares, as well as grassfed Bakersville, NC—Mitchell Co. beef. We use ecologically responsible 828-766-0904 growing methods. [email protected] Gibson Berry Farm Naturally grown apples, cider, berries, Greeneville, TN—Greene Co. pears, grapes, and winter squash. I farm in 828-385-4442 solidarity with traditional cultures around 62 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 63 Family Farms U-pick blueberries and blackberries, seedless table grapes, figs, and FARM STANDS and STORES 81 Apple House & Owenby Orchards, 3807 Chimney Rock Hwy., Hendersonville, NC muscadines near 18,000-acre Lake Retail store offering jams, jellies, ciders, pickles, relishes, and hot boiled peanuts. Open: year-round. Keowee. Open Jun.-Oct. Pre-picked 51 Apple Mill, 1345 Ozone Dr., Saluda, NC available on request. Pussy willows Apple Mill, established in 1927 produces fresh fruit, fruit butters,and juices. Walnuts are available Jan.-Apr. Many farms sell their products right on the farm. Find those in your community with advanced notice. The farm kitchen and outlet store are located at exit 59 (Saluda exit) on I-26 or to include in your Sunday drive. Be sure to call ahead for open hours. A full and is open year-round, weather permitting. Open: year-round. Happy Hens and Highlands Farm farm description, plus phone number and website can be found in the farm’s Burnsville, NC—Yancey Co. listing on the page number listed. 53 Bradley Farms, 4455 Howard Gap Rd., Saluda, NC 828-208-5015 By appointment. Check website for details. Open: year-round. [email protected] u 58 Coston Farm & Apple House, 3748 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville, NC www.happyhensandhighlands.com Green River Farm Millspring SMOKY MOUNTAINS, NC Farm-direct market offering apples, cider, pumpkins, jams and jellies, baked goods, and gifts. We Mill Spring, NC—Polk Co. Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, We raise Scottish Highland Cattle and offer shipping for gift boxes and apples. Open: Aug.-Jan. 828-894-3431 Macon, Swain counties provide WNC grocers and restaurants [email protected] 63 Grandad’s Apples, 2951 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville, NC with local pasture raised poultry. 53 Brasstown Beef, 1960 Brasstown Rd., Brasstown, NC You pick or we pick, corn maze, pumpkins, cow train ride, apple cider, doughnuts, a large bakery, and Pick your own blueberries. Quiet The “Farm Store” at Ridgefield Farm carries fresh and frozen beef and pork products. r all kinds of apple products in gift shop. Lots of fun. Open: Jul.-Nov. Harrell Hill Farms location with mountain views and Open: year-round. Bakersville, NC—Mitchell Co. picnic tables. Limited quantities of 65 Heirloom Apples at Freeman Orchards LLC, 3016 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville, NC 59 Deal Family Farm, 4402 Murphy Rd., Franklin, NC 828-688-9188 berries, call for availability and to An open-air market with apples, peaches, grapes, and produce available in large or small amounts. Fruit stand with easy paved access off of US 64. Open: Apr.-Dec. [email protected] avoid disappointment. Available mid- There is a $20 minimum purchase requirement if you would like to use a credit card. Convenient and www.harrellhillfarms.com June through Juy,Tue.-Sat., 8 am-noon. 69 J.W. Mitchell Farms, 405 Bradley Creek Rd., Franklin, NC accessible. Open: Aug.-Dec. 30+ varieties of vegetables: heirloom tomatoes, peppers, corn, beans, strawberries, melons, and Harrell Hill Farms has been a family 66 Henn’s Plant Farm, 370 Lindsey Loop Rd., Fletcher, NC Green Toe Ground Farm more. Everything on our farm is available for u-pick or available at our roadside stand. Open: Jul.-Oct. farm for over 200 years, producing Retail greenhouse and nursery with a large variety of seasonal plants, evergreen shrubs, and more. Burnsville, NC—Yancey Co. quality products for 7 generations. We 70 KT’s Orchard and Apiary, 158 Pigeon Ford Rd., Canton, NC Open: Jan.-Dec. 828-675-0171 offer grassfed beef featuring Limousin Our store is on our farm at the barn. Fruits and honey start in July and run through December. Bee [email protected] 70 Justus Orchard, 187 Garren Rd., Hendersonville, NC cattle. We offer fresh pure sorghum supplies and products all year long. Open: year-round. Fourth-generation family farm growing apples, blackberries, and pumpkins. We also offer fried www.greentoegroundnc.com syrup molasses and Christmas trees. 73 Nantahala Farms & Nursery, 50 Evans Rd., Aquone, NC apple pies, apple cider, boiled peanuts, canned goods, and local vegetables. Jul. to mid-Aug., please Celebrating our 15th season growing We offer all of our produce that we grow on our farm at our fruit stand. Open: Jun.-Oct. call ahead. Open: Jul.-Nov. Harty Farm and selling vegetables full of flavor 80 Skyline Dairy, 5185 Harshaw Rd., Brasstown, NC 70 Keith Hoots Farm and Fruit Stand, Hwy. 64 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville, NC Bakersville, NC—Mitchell Co. and vitality. We make holistic decisions Located in the Brasstown General Store in downtown Brasstown, NC on Old Hwy. 64. Our fruit stand is located in Edneyville, on Hwy. 64E (toward Bat Cave) one and a half miles past 828-688-6131 that jointly foster long term resiliency Open: year-round. Edneyville post office on the left. If you need a large amount, please allow us 48 hours to pick and [email protected] of people and land and provide pack your order. Call for more information. Please note that our hours may change due to weather. sustainable living for ourselves and our 82 Sunburst Trout Farms, Waynesville, NC We specialize in log-grown shiitake Open: Jun.-Oct. family. We offer our products for sale at our on-site farm store. Please call for open hours. We only cut to mushrooms, honey, and a variety of order, and want to make sure fresh fillets are available. We also offer our products for sale online at 71 Linda’s Plants and Shrubs, 4 miles from I-26 on Hwy. 64 E, Hendersonville, NC organically grown vegetables. Sales at r Hall’s Hill Farm sunbursttrout.com and at our retail location in Waynesville. Open: year-round. Great selection of flowers, vegetables, and fruit. Open: Apr.-Nov. Bakersville Farmers Market and Spruce Newland, NC—Avery Co. Pine Farmers Market. 82 Walnut Hollow Ranch, 1100 Carter Cove Rd., Hayesville, NC 71 Lyda Farms, 3465 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville, NC 828-387-7318 Store/office is located on the farm. Open: year-round. Hendersonville fifth-generation apple orchard and working farm selling locally grown produce, www.hallshillfarm.com Harvest Table Farm including apples, pumpkins, and other vegetables and fruits for more than 60 years. Open: May-Nov. 83 Wehrloom Honey and Essentials, 257 Willie Colvin Rd., Robbinsville, NC Meadowview, VA—Washington Co. We offer our farm raised pork, eggs, We offer a full selection of varietal honey and honey bee produced items including: honey, soaps, 72 Mountain Fresh Orchards, 2887 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville, NC 276-944-5140 lamb, and a variety of handmade lotions, and other goods from local artisans. Tour our honeybee observatory to see the secrets of Located 2 miles from I-26. Apples, cider, fruit butters, jellies and jams, honey, pumpkins, and [email protected] crafts at our store located at 2774 N what goes on within the walls of a working colony of honeybees. We offer scheduled guided tours by vegetables. Open: Aug.-Nov. www.harvesttablerestaurant.com US Hwy 19E across the road from the beekeepers, as well as self-guided tours. Open: year-round, with reduced winter hours. Minneapolis post office. 74 Odell Barnwell & Sons, LLC, 175 Point Hope Ln., Hendersonville, NC HTF supplies the Harvest Table 83 Wright-Way Nursery and Landscaping, 275 Mountain Haven Rd., Waynesville, NC Farm stand offering apples, cider, spiced cider, vinegar, jam, pumpkins, vegetables, and peaches. Restaurant with organically and Hampton Farms Please call ahead. Open: Mar.-Oct. Open: Jun.-Dec. sustainably grown produce as well Pelzer, SC—Greenville Co. 83 Yellow Branch Cheese and Pottery, 1073 Old Yellow Branch Rd., Robbinsville, NC 74 Oliver Organiks, 101 Winsom Trail, Hendersonville, NC as eggs, chicken, and grassfed beef. 864-617-2734 Yellow Branch Pottery is our on-farm retail outlet for Yellow Branch Cheese. Samples are available Our greenhouse is open seven days a week during Apr. and May, call ahead for appointment and We began as an extension of Animal, [email protected] for tasting. If no one is at the pottery, please drive to the farm for assistance. Open: Apr.-Nov., call for availability Open: Mar.-Nov. Vegetable, Miracle. We offer farm tours and an educational volunteer We have all natural beef and sausage availability if outside these months. 76 Overmountain Vineyards and Winery, 2014 Sandy Plains Rd., Tryon, NC experience. with no hormones and no antibiotics. Our Tasting Room is situated in a quaint cottage overlooking the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Jams, salsa, and ketchup. Mountains right off of Sandy Plains Rd. All wines are available for purchase as well as a variety of Heirloom Apples at Freeman T he Happy Berry r u SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, NC cheeses and crackers. Open: Mar.-Nov. Orchards LLC r Six Mile, SC—Pickens Co. Henderson, Polk, Transylvania counties 76 Owenbys Fruit Stand, 4517 Chimney Rock Hwy. , Hendersonville, NC Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. Cider, jam, specialties, pumpkins, peaches, cabbage, apples, and other vegetables. Open 7 days/ 828-674-9733 864-350-9345 50 Appalachian Ridge Artisan Ciders, 731 Chestnut Gap Rd., Hendersonville, NC week. Open: Aug.-Nov. [email protected] [email protected] Tasting room for artisan hard ciders, apples and apple products. Open: May-Dec. www.thehappyberry.com 64 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 65 Family Farms cru Family-owned and operated since Hickory Nut Gap Farm 1934. We grow more than 50 varieties Fairview, NC—Buncombe Co. 67 Hickory Nut Gap Farm, 57 Sugar Hollow Rd., Fairview, NC of apples. Come for our local peaches FARM STANDS and STORES 828-628-1027 Located just 20 minutes from Asheville, our store in Fairview features a variety of grassfed beef, and grapes. We also offer local [email protected] pastured pork and poultry, and local WNC products. Come visit the farm and enjoy the view, grazing produce, cider, jams, honey, molasses, www.hickorynutgapfarm.com animals while picking up your weekly groceries! Guests can buy lunch and a local beer during their and pickles. visit. Open 7 days a week, lunch served everyday. Open: year-round. Come visit the Farm Store, tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains just 20 Henderson’s Best 68 Imladris Farm, 45 Little Pond Rd., Fairview, NC minutes away from Asheville. Open Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co. 76 Queens Produce and Berry Farm, 858 Davidson River Rd., Pisgah Forest, NC We’re pleased to open our farm store for your visit. Call for an appointment. Open: year-round. year round from 9 am-6 pm, Hickory 828-692-3752 Fresh produce from the farm available for purchase at the farm. Check website for what’s in season. 69 Ivy Creek Family Farm, 390 North Fork Rd., Barnardsville, NC Nut Gap Farm offers 100% grassfed and [email protected] Open: May-Nov. Our roadside stand is at the front of our farm, open 6 days a week, Mon.-Sat. This is a self service finished beef, as well as pastured pork www.thefreerangelife.com/ 78 Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards, 588 Chestnut Gap Rd., Hendersonville, NC stand with refrigerated produce with an honor system payment box. Open: Apr.-Dec. and chicken, all raised without the use of free-range-farm Find wine and accessories while visiting our tasting room. Open: year-round. hormones and antibiotics. 71 Long Branch Environmental Education Center, 278 Boyd Cove Rd., Leicester, NC At C. L. Henderson Produce LLC, we’ve 80 Sky Top Orchard, 1193 Pinnacle Mtn. Rd., Zirconia, NC On-farm location. Please call or email before visiting. Open: year-round. r been bringing fresh food to the dinner High Mountain Farms Apples, peaches, Asian pears, grapes, cider, honey, jams and jellies, fall decorations, fudge and table for more than 80 years. Today we 74 Open Ridge Farm, 66 AF Simmons Rd., Burnsville, NC Jefferson, NC—Ashe Co. caramel apples, and hot cider donuts. Children’s playground, barnyard with animals, hayrides, and remain an independent family farm We have a twice-weekly farm pick-up, availability sent out via email on Mon. and Thu. for Tue. and 336-877-7823 picnic area. We also have a bakery on site where we make apple pies and apple hand pies from committed to sending our best to you. Fri. pick-up. Email us to be added to availability list. Specialty products and produce may be available [email protected] scratch. New last year our kettle corn. Watch it being made on weekends. Open: Aug.-Dec. We welcome you to this site and hope for sale during farm events/dinners. Open: Apr.-Dec. Large scale grain farm growing corn, you enjoy your visit. 81 Stepp Farms Hillcrest Orchard, 170 Stepp Orchard Dr., Hendersonville, NC 77 Randall Cove Farm, 96 Randall Cove Rd., Leicester, NC soybeans, wheat, oats, rye, barley, r Beautiful 45-year, three-generation family-owned farm. Pick your own with over 20 varieties of Fresh produce, eggs, and farm products available at the farmhouse, plus barbecue smoked on the buckwheat, and straw. 60+ varieties Henn’s Plant Farm apples, grapes, honey, cider, and pumpkins. Pre-picked apples available. Apple cider doughnuts and farm, farmhouse foods, homemade breads, and homemade ice cream. Open: Apr.-Dec. of pumpkins, squash and gourds— Fletcher, NC—Henderson Co. baked goods plus gift shop. Great place for family gatherings. Open: Aug.-Oct. 77 Reems Creek Nursery, Inc., 70 Monticello Rd., Weaverville, NC heirloom available. Cornmeal, grits, 828-684-2321 We offer a beautiful selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, fruits, native plants, veggie starts and and all kinds of flour. [email protected] herbs, annuals, and organic gardening supplies. Many of our plants are grown at the Penland’s family www.hennsplantfarm.com CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, NC farm location. We are open All year, but our hours change seasonally. Open: year-round. High Mountain Meadows Farm Located in Fletcher for 44 years. Hayesville, NC—Clay Co. Buncombe, Madison, Yancey counties 77 Reeves Home Place Farm, 49 Reeves Home Place, Leicester, NC Annual flowering, vegetable plants, 828-506-5566 Our farm store will house all of our meats and hydroponic vegetables grown on the farm. Plus herbs, perennials, hanging baskets, 50 Addison Farms Vineyard, 4005 New Leicester Hwy., Leicester, NC [email protected] flowers and plants from our greenhouse. We also have a florist on site to provide all of your floral ferns, foliage, ground covers, azaleas, Winery tasting room. Open: year-round. needs, our florist tries to use as many local flowers as possible. Open: Jan.-Dec. Our creamery produces mozzarella, feta, rhododendrons, and evergreen and 52 Becki’s Bounty, 312B Hiawassee Ave., Black Mountain, NC cheddar, gouda, and several varieties of flowering shrubs. Fall-hardy mums, 77 Round Mountain Creamery, 2203 Old Fort Rd., Black Mountain, NC Once weekly produce stand offering fresh produce. Wed. afternoons. Changes to Friday afternoons in chevre. We produce a variety of seasonal pansies and shrubs. Open year-round. Come try our award winning cheeses! Call ahead. Cash or check. Open: year-round. Oct. Open: Apr.-Dec. fruits and vegetables, free range eggs, Her Heartbeat Farm r 57 Cane Creek Valley Farm, 1448 Cane Creek Rd., Fletcher, NC 78 Sandy Hollar Farms, 63 Sandy Hollar Ln., Leicester, NC and Boer goats for meat. Processing can Locally grown or handmade items for selection in our on-farm shop. Open: Nov.-Dec. be arranged. Old Fort, NC—McDowell Co. Hours of operation will be posted on our website. Open: May-Oct. 828-719-2998 61 The Farmer’s Hands, 605 Phillips Valley Rd., Mars Hill, NC 78 Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, 316 Surrett Cove Rd., Leicester, NC Highgate Farm c [email protected] We have a small farm-stand outside our home where we sell our produce, preserves, flower We have a plant nursery offering in excess of 1,500 different plants, including herbs, scented Marshall, NC—Madison Co. geraniums, perennials, ferns, conifers, lilacs, native plants, shrubs, and more. Visitors may explore We sell free range chicken eggs, grow arrangements, as well as fresh farm eggs. It is a self serve stand that operates on the honor system. 828-450-0708 the garden for planting ideas, discuss plants with staff, and select plants from the greenhouses. heirloom non-GMO vegetables and We are located just off Rt. 213 only a mile outside Mars Hill. Open: Jun.-Oct. [email protected] Open: Mar.-Dec. flowers using organic methods. We are 61 Farside Farms, 83 Weaverville Hwy., Asheville, NC We are a small Certified Naturally Grown a certified nursery raising blackberries We produce fresh eggs, pork, and chicken. We also grow fresh vegetables in the summer. Our store is 79 Shady Place Farm LLC, 321 Morgan Branch Rd., Leicester, NC market garden and off-grid homestead and black raspberries, and selling north of Beaver Lake. Open: year-round. Store located on the farm, by appointment. Open: year-round. near Marshall. We sell produce, eggs, plants. Come see our artisan leather 62 Finally Farm, 155 Reems Cove Rd., Marshall, NC 80 Spinning Spider Creamery, 4717 East Fork Rd., Marshall, NC berries, and mushrooms at tailgate goods and rawhide drums. Greenhouse sales on farm. Please call ahead. Open: Apr.-Dec. Cheese and meat can be purchased at the farm Fri., Sat., and Sun. afternoons. Open: May-Dec. markets in Madison and Buncombe Co. c 83 Whispersholler Farms LLC, Arden, NC Heritage Homestead 62 Flying Cloud Farm, 1860 Charlotte Hwy., Fairview, NC r Visit our two farm stands, WNC Farmers Market Retail Building B, or at our AVL Food Park location Highland Meadows Cattle Co. Crumpler, NC—Ashe Co. We operate an honor-system, self-service roadside stand. We only sell what we grow, so the produce (seasonal) at the corner of Amboy Rd. and State St. CSA and Pre-Order pick-up available at both Lansing, NC—Ashe Co. 336-982-4753 will be what is seasonally available in this area. We start with transplants in April, add produce locations. Open: year-round. 336-384-8199 [email protected] in May, and end with wreaths in December. Cash, check or paypal is accepted. Call or email us for [email protected] www.heritagehomestead.net availability. Open: Apr.-Dec. 83 Wildwood Herbal, 817 Reems Creek, Weaverville, NC www.highlandmeadowscattle.com Visit our farm for herb and vegetable plant starts. We are open Mon.-Sun. If no one is around please We’re a licensed farmstead goat cheese 63 Franny’s Farm, 22 Franny’s Farm Rd., Leicester, NC use the honor system. Open: Apr.-Jun. We’re a breeder of Scottish Highland dairy, and we also sell free range eggs, Franny’s Farm has a small farm store offering fresh, seasonal produce, heritage poultry and an cattle for meat sales and breeding whey-fed pigs, and produce. We sell assundry of other goodies. There are opportunities to harvest your own veggies from the garden and 83 Zimmerman’s Berry Farm, 2260 Revere Rd., Marshall, NC stock. Our beef is raised without our products at Ashe and Watauga pick blueberries. Open: Apr.-Dec. Farm store with homegrown and handmade preserves, pick your own berries, and craft items. Call antibiotics or added hormones. They farmers markets, Bare Essentials, for availability. Open: year-round. free range on our high-elevation Simply Local, Carolina Country Wines, pastures. This breed is known for its and Rose Mountain Butcher Shoppe. tender, tasty, healthy beef. 66 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 67 Family Farms r Holden Creek Farms raised rabbit meat. Farm tours Ellijay, GA—Gilmer Co. available by appointment. 706-273-6999 74 North Fork Farm, 680 North Fork Rd., Zionville, NC c FARM STANDS and STORES r [email protected] We do not have set hours for our farm store, due to making deliveries, but our schedule is very Ivy Creek Family Farm www.holdencreekfarms.com flexible. Please feel free to call or email orders. We will be glad to set up a time for you to come by Barnardsville, NC—Buncombe Co. We are a small family farm located the farm store to pick up or shop or to schedule a delivery. We have products on hand at our farm 828-713-8383 in the mountains of north GA that store and would love to serve you! Open: year-round. [email protected] www.ivycreekfamilyfarm.com specializes in pastured poultry 74 OakMoon Farm Stand & Cheese Shop, 431 S. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville, NC production. Our entire production FOOTHILLS, NC Our store offers our goat cheese and other products made by local farmers and food producers. We produce high-quality vegetables, system is a natural, pasture based Honor system section is open 7 days per week. Whole store is open on Saturday. Check our website cut flowers, and shiitake mushrooms Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Rutherford counties model that avoids the use of GMOs, for details. Open: year-round. using sustainable growing practices. chemicals, medications, and antibiotics. 51 Apple Hill Orchard and Cider Mill, 2075 Pleasant Hill Ave., Morganton, NC We sell our produce at local tailgate 74 Old Orchard Creek Farms, 410 Swansie Shepherd Rd., Lansing, NC We offer u-pick or we-pick apples and Sat. wagon tours Sep.-Oct. The country store has our award- markets, area restaurants, and through We sell pre-picked blueberries on-site. Open: Jul.-Aug. Holly Spring Farm winning cider, fruit butters, and gift baskets. Our bakery makes baked items with the fruits we grow. our CSA. Mills River, NC—Henderson Co. Picnic shelter and restrooms. Open: Aug.-Dec. 74 Olivia’s Legacy Meats, 459 N Plum Ridge Rd., Roaring River, NC ru 828-891-4968 Olivia’s Legacy Meats offers year-round meat availability. After the farmers markets are finished you Ivy Point Farm 58 Clyde Valley Farm, 1725 Salem Rd., Morganton, NC [email protected] can still purchase our meats from our in home store. Open: year-round. West Jefferson, NC—Ashe Co. We store our rice in food grade barrels unmilled. Rice can be milled at the time of order to assure 336-846-2470 Using sustainable practices, we freshness. Open: year-round. [email protected] produce over 30 varieties of tomatoes, 61 Farm Fresh Ventures, 360 Davistown Church Rd., Old Fort, NC specializing in heirlooms, other NC Century Farm specializing in u-pick We are open to the public seven days a week. Open: year-round. specialty vegetables, and U-cut berries, heirloom vegetables, and Christmas trees. We supply restaurants 66 Her Heartbeat Farm, 3779 Bat Cave Rd., Old Fort, NC choose-and-cut Christmas trees. in the area and sell at the Flat Rock and We have a leather and artisan rawhide drum studio year-round by appointment as well as a part time ru Mills River Farmers Markets. produce farm stand. Call for information. Open: May-Oct. J.W. Mitchell Farms SURROUNDING STATES 74 New Beginnings Historic Farm, 5368 US 64-74A Hwy., Rutherfordton, NC Franklin, NC—Macon Co. Holt Orchards Collection of farm goods and local farmers products. Artisan crafts, cutting flowers. Self serve honor Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia 828-349-2725 Flat Rock, NC—Henderson Co. stand. Open: Apr.-Oct. 52 Belue Farms Natural Foods Market, 3769 Parris Bridge Rd., Boiling Springs, SC www.jwmitchellfarms.com 828-685-9080 82 Thankful Fork Farm, 2868 Collettsville Rd., Lenoir, NC A retail natural foods market, located on the farm, Mon.-Sat. Find seasonal fruits and vegetables We grow 30+ varieties of vegetables. [email protected] Our farmstand works on the honor system. Check Facebook for details. Open: May-Sep. grown on our farm, as well as our grassfed Black Angus beef. We also carry pastured meats, eggs, Most items on our farm are available We are a brother/sister team, working to dairy, assorted organic produce, baked goods., jams, jellies & preserves and much more! Visa/ for u-pick. Visit our roadside stand at 83 Whispering Dreams Farm, Lenoir, NC keep our stepfather’s dream of having MasterCard/Discover accepted. Restrooms available. Open: year-round. the farm. Availability subject to season Our stand can be located (during peak times) at The Lenoir Farmers Market, Jamestown Flea Market, an apple farm alive. We grow many and weather. Make it a family affair, and on Taylorsville Hwy. 90 a few miles east of Lenoir. We carry honey, starter plants, veggies, and 60 Eastatoee Community Farm, 413 Eastatoee Community Rd., Sunset, SC varieties of apples that reach their peak bring the kids and grandparents. strawberries, in season plus premium beehive products. Open: May-Oct. Market is located at intersection of Waterfalls Rd. and Eastatoee Community Rd. in Sunset, SC. Look of freshness from Aug. to Nov. Look for for 281 Eastatoee Community—our stand will be on left about 300 yds beyond 281 mailbox. us at the local tailgate markets this fall! JAH Works Farm Open: Apr.-Nov. Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co. u Hop ‘n Blueberry Farm 64 The Happy Berry, 510 Gap Hill, Six Mile, SC 828-699-0250 HIGH COUNTRY, NC Black Mountain, NC—Buncombe Co. Pre-picked fruit, fresh pussy willow cuts for drying Jan. to Easter. Open: Jun.-Nov. [email protected] Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes counties 828-664-1166 68 Holden Creek Farms, Ellijay, GA www.jahrastafari4life.com [email protected] 50 A Berry Patch Farm, 240 Mesa Way, West Jefferson, NC Our farm store is open 1-2 weekends monthly or by appointment. Please visit our website for our Proudly growing the finest quality www.hopnblueberryfarm.com By appointment, call in advance to place your order and pick-up at the farm. Open: year-round. farm store schedule. Open: year-round. produce in WNC. We specialize We are a 168 year old family farm 51 Apple Hill Farm, 400 Apple Hill Rd., Banner Elk, NC 71 Laughing Water Farm, 727 Railroad Dr., Marion, VA in organic hot peppers, heirloom offering tours and workshops on how Eggs, poultry, fiber crafts, unique gifts, and a large selection of clothing items and yarn made from Humanely and sustainably raised beef, pork and lamb. Give us a call before you come out. Open: eggplants, Moringa trees, ginger, to grow hops, and attract pollinators. alpaca fiber. Open: year-round. year-round. and other culinary herbs. Grown with We have a butterfly house, blueberries, integrity by a Rastafari family. 64 Hall’s Hill Farm, 2774 North US Hwy. 19-E, Minneapolis, NC 73 Mountain Valley Farm, 2021 Homer Wright Rd., Ellijay, GA medicinal herbs, and flowers. Tours are Our store carries seasonal products that we produce. Located across from the post office. Open Tue.- Our farm store offers UDSA-inspected and labeled dry-aged grassfed beef and free range heritage open to the public, schools, summer Jake’s Farm Sat., Jan-April we are open Thu.-Sat. Open: year-round. pork by the individual cuts. Also available: fresh raw cow milk (for pets) from our herd, local cheese, camps, and other groups. Candler, NC—Buncombe Co. handcrafted ice cream, low-temp pasteurized creamery butter, free range eggs, and more. Open: 65 Harrell Hill Farms, 2126 Harrell Hill Rd., Bakersville, NC 828-665-4472 r year-round. Imladris Farm Our old milkhouse is now a produce stand for the products we produce here on the farm. [email protected] Fairview, NC—Buncombe Co. Open: Jul.-Oct. 77 Red Apple Barn, 3379 Tails Creek Rd., Ellijay, GA www.jakesfarm.com 828-628-9377 67 High Mountain Farms, 1760 Old Wilkesboro Rd., Jefferson, NC Come and enjoy our apple and peach pies, fritters, breads, caramel and candied apples, canned Est. 1998, 11 acres Certified Organic [email protected] We sell over 60 varieties of pumpkins, gourds, and winter squash. Corn shocks. Open: Sep.-Oct. goods, honey, ciders, dried apples, and our very own cookbook. Open: Aug.-Dec. between 1999/2013. We will always www.imladrisfarm.com 81 Summerfield Farm, 3060 Babbs Mill Rd., Afton, TN follow NOP standards. We sell a 67 Highland Meadows Cattle Co., 998 Virgil Greer Rd., Lansing, NC At any time of year, a visit to Imladris Please call for hours and appointments to purchase meat at the farm. Open: year-round. Visit our new herb shop opening Spring 2016 for locally made baskets, linen clothing, and herbal wide variety of produce, including Farm is an adventure of flavor and a products from the farm. See our website for hours. Open: May-Oct. some small fruit. Two greenhouses 69 Ivy Point Farm, 1789 Beaver Creek School Rd., West Jefferson, NC chance to rejoin the age-old cycle of operate all year. Visitors welcome by Please call for hours and availability. Open: Jul.-Dec. seasons. Try our preserves and naturally appointment. 68 ASAP asapconnections.org appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 69
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