2023 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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Growing Green Family Farms<br />
Anderson, SC—Anderson Co.<br />
(864) 309-2474<br />
growinggreenfamilyfarm@gmail.com<br />
growinggreenfamilyfarms.com<br />
Growing Green Family Farms specializes<br />
in fresh vegetables from arugula to<br />
tomatoes without any pesticides or<br />
herbicides. We offer a year-round CSA<br />
with convenient pickup sites and home<br />
delivery to make access to clean and<br />
sustainably grown food easy.<br />
The Happy Berry<br />
Six Mile, SC—Pickens Co.<br />
(864) 350-9345<br />
walker@thehappyberry.com<br />
thehappyberry.com<br />
U-pick blueberries and blackberries,<br />
seedless table grapes, figs, persimmons,<br />
seedless muscadines, and muscadines<br />
near 18,000-acre Lake Keowee. We<br />
also have jams, eggs, frozen berries,<br />
willow and dogwood plant stems, and<br />
grow kits.<br />
Harpp Flower Farm<br />
Murphy, NC—Cherokee Co.<br />
(678) 756-1065<br />
harppflowerfarm@gmail.com<br />
We provide seasonal, specialty cut<br />
flowers to businesses, florists, and<br />
individuals. Flowers can be obtained<br />
through CSA shares, bulk buckets, or<br />
small arrangements.<br />
Harrell Hill Farms<br />
Bakersville, NC—Mitchell Co.<br />
(828) 467-0280<br />
dougharrell68@gmail.com<br />
harrellhillfarms.com<br />
This has been a family farm for over 200<br />
years, producing quality products for<br />
seven generations. We offer grassfed<br />
beef featuring Limousin cattle. We offer<br />
fresh, pure sorghum syrup molasses<br />
and fresh sweet corn.<br />
Harvest Farm<br />
Valle Crucis, NC—Watauga Co.<br />
(828) 260-0765<br />
harvestfarm@gmail.com<br />
Looking for a fall destination? Come<br />
create a memory, get lost in our sevenacre<br />
corn maze, pick a pumpkin, take<br />
a hayride, and have a picnic. Bring<br />
your spirit of adventure and come<br />
explore our family-friendly maze and<br />
pumpkin patch.<br />
Harvest Table Farm<br />
Meadowview, VA—Washington Co.<br />
(907) 802-1607<br />
farmer@harvesttablerestaurant.com<br />
We are a small-scale, Certified Naturally<br />
Grown family farm. Building nutrientdense,<br />
living soil is our focus. We<br />
employ permaculture and market<br />
gardening principles. We grow salad<br />
greens, root veggies, dark leafy greens,<br />
seasonal veggies, and herbs.<br />
Headwaters Market Garden<br />
Columbus, NC—Polk Co.<br />
headwatersmarketgarden@gmail.com<br />
We are a small regenerative farm<br />
growing premium-quality fresh<br />
vegetables and other produce using<br />
organic methods. If you’re interested<br />
in our “Salad CSA” this year, please<br />
contact us!<br />
Hedge Family Farm<br />
Lenoir, NC—Caldwell Co.<br />
hello@hedgefamilyfarm.com<br />
hedgefamilyfarm.com<br />
We are passionate about building<br />
rich organic soil, supporting our<br />
community with year-round local food,<br />
and fostering our diverse ecosystem<br />
here in Happy Valley. All of our 75<br />
varieties of fruits and vegetables are<br />
Certified Naturally Grown.<br />
Heirloom Annie Farms<br />
Black Mountain, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 669-3649<br />
heirloomannie@gmail.com<br />
heirloomanniefarms.com<br />
We produce and sell organically<br />
grown products, including heritage<br />
meat chicken and quail; chicken, duck,<br />
and quail eggs; and vegetables and<br />
microgreens! We sell through our new<br />
on-farm store and participate in local<br />
farmers markets!<br />
Her Heartbeat Farm<br />
Old Fort, NC—McDowell Co.<br />
(828) 719-2998<br />
pantherblues2@gmail.com<br />
Year-round, multi-farm CSA.<br />
Customized weekly shares. Choices<br />
from local farms’ eggs, produce, baked<br />
goods, goat cheese, hydroponic lettuce,<br />
microgreens, honey, and bouquets. Visit<br />
our Jersey cow and our studio where we<br />
handcraft drums and leatherwork.<br />
Herb Mamma<br />
Candler, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 273-2434<br />
lorri@herbmamma.com<br />
herbmamma.com<br />
Herb Mamma grows medicinal herbs<br />
sustainably in the field and in the<br />
woods. Our main field bed is a series of<br />
consecutive circles with plants grown in<br />
communities. We practice sustainability<br />
in several ways.<br />
Hickory Nut Gap<br />
Fairview, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 628-1027<br />
customerservice@hickorynutgap.com<br />
hickorynutgap.com<br />
Hickory Nut Gap is both a working farm<br />
and a meat wholesaler. Family-owned<br />
since 1916, today we are a leading brand<br />
for regeneratively raised, 100-percent<br />
grassfed beef, pasture-raised pork, and<br />
pasture-raised chicken in North Carolina<br />
and the Southeast.<br />
High Country Nursery<br />
Fairview, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 779-1981<br />
wnchighcountry@gmail.com<br />
japmaple.com<br />
We specialize in fine and unusual<br />
landscape plants and uncommon<br />
specimen trees. This includes Japanese<br />
maples, conifers, roses, gardenias,<br />
cold hardy tropicals, select indoor and<br />
outdoor plants, fruits, and others.<br />
High Mountain Meadows Farm &<br />
Creamery<br />
Hayesville, NC—Clay Co.<br />
(828) 506-5566<br />
donnagains@yahoo.com<br />
Our creamery produces feta, aged<br />
Gouda, and a variety of flavored chèvre.<br />
We also offer free-range eggs. We offer<br />
cheesemaking classes and overnight<br />
stays. Join us in the spring for a picnic<br />
and yoga with our goats!<br />
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