2021 Local Food Guide
ASAP’s annual Local Food Guide is the definitive resource for local food in Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians. Find hundreds of listings for family farms and farmers markets, as well as restaurants, artisan producers, and groceries that feature local food. Connect with farm experiences, like u-pick, farm stands, lodging, and more.
ASAP’s annual Local Food Guide is the definitive resource for local food in Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians. Find hundreds of listings for family farms and farmers markets, as well as restaurants, artisan producers, and groceries that feature local food. Connect with farm experiences, like u-pick, farm stands, lodging, and more.
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Thatchmore Farm c<br />
Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
828-683-1180<br />
thatchmore@main.nc.us<br />
thatchmorefarm.com<br />
We’re a 10-acre Certified Organic<br />
family farm. We sell at the North<br />
and West Asheville Tailgate Markets.<br />
We offer a small CSA and a seasonal<br />
online store.<br />
The Ten Acre Garden c v<br />
Canton, NC—Haywood Co.<br />
828-235-9667<br />
farmboy53149@yahoo.com<br />
tenacregarden.com<br />
Beautiful views surround The Ten<br />
Acre Garden. We specialize in u-pick<br />
strawberries and blackberries. Many<br />
varieties of vegetables and flowers<br />
are grown in this fertile river bottom,<br />
available April through October. CSA<br />
options available.<br />
Tiny Bridge Farm c<br />
Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co.<br />
802-747-8173<br />
tinybridgefarm@gmail.com<br />
tinybridgefarm.com<br />
Diversified farm growing 40+ fruit<br />
and vegetable crops using organic<br />
methods. CSA farm shares available<br />
June to October with weekly pickups<br />
in Hendersonville and West Asheville<br />
for people who like to eat local,<br />
healthy, and cook two to three times<br />
a week.<br />
TK Family Farm v<br />
Rutherfordton, NC—Polk Co.<br />
828-817-8348<br />
tkfamilyfarm@gmail.com<br />
We offer nine varieties of apples<br />
and a family-friendly atmosphere to<br />
tour Polk county’s only high-density<br />
apple orchard and enjoy a small<br />
family farm. Self-serve farm stand<br />
open 7:30 am to dusk, seven days a<br />
week during apple season (starting<br />
mid-August).<br />
Tryon Mountain Farms<br />
Tryon, NC—Polk Co.<br />
864-350-9021<br />
tryonlavender@gmail.com<br />
tryonmountainfarms.com<br />
Organically growing food since<br />
1964 and sharing with the public<br />
since 2016. We are “seed to bottle”<br />
farmers and food artisans who<br />
make salt blends and simple syrups<br />
with our farm-grown ingredients.<br />
Tumbling Shoals Farm c v<br />
Millers Creek, NC—Wilkes Co.<br />
336-452-2920<br />
farmer@tumblingshoalsfarm.com<br />
tumblingshoalsfarm.com<br />
Tumbling Shoals Farm produces<br />
top-quality Certified Organic<br />
fruits and vegetables for farmers<br />
markets, groceries, restaurants,<br />
and a fully customized CSA in<br />
northwestern North Carolina.<br />
Turning Creek Artisans v<br />
Clayton, GA—Rabun Co.<br />
770-331-1941<br />
bobg.rivercg@gmail.com<br />
turningcreekartisans.com<br />
We produce some of the finest<br />
raw sourwood and wildflower<br />
mountain honey. We are Certified<br />
Naturally Grown to ensure the<br />
highest quality honey.<br />
Two Girls Honey Company<br />
Bryson City, NC—Swain Co.<br />
828-788-1475<br />
smith1412@gmail.com<br />
Located on our farm in the<br />
shadows of the Great Smoky<br />
Mountains National Park, Two Girls<br />
Honey Company is a small familyowned<br />
business specializing in<br />
WNC mountain honey varietals.<br />
Vandele Farms on Cedar Creek v<br />
Lake Lure, NC—Rutherford Co.<br />
828-429-9312<br />
kat@vandelefarms.com<br />
vandelefarms.com<br />
Fourth-generation orchard<br />
offering many kinds of North<br />
Carolina apples. U-pick or wepick<br />
apples. AC while you shop<br />
for cider, jams and jellies, fried<br />
apple pies, baked goods, pottery,<br />
candles, etc. Enjoy rockers on the<br />
porch, playground area, and picnic<br />
shed.<br />
Velvet Morning Farms<br />
Etowah, NC—Henderson Co.<br />
828-575-4028<br />
joe@velvetmorningfarms.com<br />
velvetmorningfarms.com<br />
Velvet Morning Farms is a mid-sized,<br />
diversified vegetable farm growing<br />
seasonally for restaurants, wholesale<br />
outlets, and a farm stand within the<br />
Asheville area. We cultivate 15 acres<br />
of bottomland, growing a variety of<br />
annual vegetables in volume.<br />
Walnut Hollow Ranch v<br />
Hayesville, NC—Clay Co.<br />
828-389-8931<br />
info@walnuthollowranch.com<br />
walnuthollowranch.com<br />
Come visit WNC’s premier cattle ranch<br />
and excite your senses. The ranch<br />
offers farm tours, RV ranch, farm lodge,<br />
tent camping, events, and a farm store<br />
featuring premium Black Angus beef.<br />
Wandering Walnut Meadows<br />
Greenback, TN—Blount Co.<br />
wanderingwalnutmeadows@gmail.com<br />
highlandsfamilyfarm.com<br />
Pastured poultry and grassfed lamb<br />
grown in East Tennessee for our<br />
local community, with a focus on<br />
sustainable land stewardship. We offer<br />
lamb, whole chickens, and duck and<br />
chicken eggs.<br />
Warren Wilson College Farm v<br />
Swannanoa, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
828-771-3014<br />
farm@warren-wilson.edu<br />
warren-wilson.edu/farm<br />
We’re a 275-acre mixed crop and<br />
livestock farm raising grass-finished<br />
beef, pasture-raised pork, and<br />
pastured poultry. Our grains—corn<br />
and barley—are grown here on the<br />
farm. Meat sales in spring and fall.<br />
Watershed Forest Farm c v<br />
Marshall, NC—Madison Co.<br />
828-691-7333<br />
michelleofthemoon@gmail.com<br />
watershedforestfarm.com<br />
Watershed is a community-supported<br />
forest farm in Madison County, NC.<br />
Homegrown and wild-crafted produce,<br />
herbs, nursery plants, seeds, honey,<br />
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