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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Ross Farm (Formerly Jack Young<br />
Greenhouses)<br />
Candler, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 667-5555<br />
ross.farm<br />
Step into the magic of our naturally<br />
living greenhouses with annuals,<br />
perennials, trees, shrubs, and<br />
houseplants. Relax and enjoy our<br />
vegan, single-source derived, non-<br />
GMO Appalachian Standard hemp<br />
babies from our CBD bar.<br />
Round Mountain Creamery<br />
Black Mountain, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 669-0718<br />
adam@roundmountaincreamery.com<br />
roundmountaincreamery.com<br />
The first Grade A goat dairy in the state<br />
of North Carolina, producing excellent<br />
goat cheeses. Farm tours and cheese<br />
tastings are available by appointment.<br />
Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards<br />
Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co.<br />
(828) 685-4002<br />
info@saintpaulmountainvineyards.com<br />
saintpaulfarms.com<br />
Family-owned vineyard and winery.<br />
We grow 14 varieties of wine grapes at<br />
elevations of 2,300 and 3,000 feet. Pet<br />
friendly. Bring your family to meet ours.<br />
Sandy Mush Herb Nursery<br />
Leicester, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 683-2014<br />
plants@sandymushherbs.com<br />
sandymushherbs.com<br />
Nursery and arboretum established in<br />
1968. Tour gardens containing mature<br />
trees, shrubs, rock walls, ground covers,<br />
and many of the 1,500 plants we<br />
produce, including scented geraniums,<br />
herbs, perennials, ferns, conifers, lilacs,<br />
and native plants for pollinators.<br />
Scott’s Strawberry & Tomato Farm<br />
Unicoi, TN—Unicoi Co.<br />
(423) 743-7511<br />
sfarms@scottfarmstn.com<br />
scottfarmstn.com<br />
We offer produce for both wholesale<br />
and retail markets. We sell strawberries<br />
from our area retail stands. We opened<br />
Scott’s Farm Market in 2015 where we<br />
sell a variety of vegetables fresh from<br />
our fields and feature our homemade<br />
ice cream.<br />
Seven Seeds Farm<br />
Burnsville, NC—Yancey Co.<br />
(508) 479-1489<br />
farmer@sevenseedsfarmnc.com<br />
sevenseedsfarmnc.com<br />
Seven Seeds Farm is a vegetable farm<br />
in Burnsville. We grow on under one<br />
acre without the use of pesticides or<br />
chemical fertilizers. We offer a free<br />
choice CSA pickup in Woodfin where<br />
you can make selections from our wide<br />
array of delicious produce.<br />
Shipley Farms Beef<br />
Vilas, NC—Watauga Co.<br />
(828) 484-1872<br />
beef@shipleyfarmsbeef.com<br />
shipleyfarmsbeef.com<br />
Since 1872, the Shipleys have grown<br />
pasture-raised beef the way it used<br />
to be—no steroids, antibiotics, or<br />
additives—to provide you the same<br />
healthy and delicious meat our family<br />
has eaten for generations. <strong>Local</strong><br />
farmers. No shortcuts. Better beef.<br />
Sigma Farm<br />
Blairsville, GA—Union Co.<br />
(404) 232-0220<br />
lboudreau50@gmail.com<br />
Our farm is the sum of good things:<br />
soil, water, sun, and community. Set<br />
on six acres of rolling hillside, we grow<br />
garlic, tomatoes, rhubarb, and herbs.<br />
Sky Top Orchard<br />
Zirconia, NC—Henderson Co.<br />
(828) 692-7930<br />
skytoporchard@gmail.com<br />
skytoporchard.com<br />
Panoramic views of the mountains<br />
while picking 50 acres of apples,<br />
grapes, Asian pears and pumpkins.<br />
School tours, wagon rides, farm<br />
animals, bamboo forest, playground<br />
and picnic area. Hot apple cider donuts<br />
and pies. We press our own hard cider.<br />
SKYe2 Farm<br />
Elk Park, NC—Avery Co.<br />
(919) 247-4448<br />
gst.ocr@gmail.com<br />
skye2farm.com<br />
Sustainable, organic, and experimental,<br />
growing asparagus, mushrooms,<br />
blue, black and raspberries, garlic,<br />
nut and fruit trees, herbs, medicinals,<br />
cut, edible native flowers, hops,<br />
greenhouse veggies, and lavender at<br />
4,200 feet with panoramic views.<br />
Sleight Family Farm<br />
Marion, NC—McDowell Co.<br />
(828) 803-7371<br />
sleightfamilyfarm@gmail.com<br />
sleightfamilyfarm.com<br />
Our family sustainably farms highquality<br />
microgreens, fruits, and<br />
vegetables. We also produce coldpressed<br />
wheatgrass juice. Our growing<br />
practices provide you with the most<br />
nutritious produce possible using<br />
organic practices.<br />
Smoking J’s Fiery <strong>Food</strong>s<br />
Candler, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 230-9652<br />
store@smokingjsfieryfoods.com<br />
smokingjsfieryfoods.com<br />
We are a farm-based business located<br />
in the Hominy Valley. Smoking J’s<br />
specializes in growing unique and<br />
hard-to-find chile peppers and<br />
manufactures a diverse line of specialty<br />
food products.<br />
Sprout Culture Microgreens<br />
Asheville, NC—Buncombe Co.<br />
(828) 781-5559<br />
jesah@sproutculture.farm<br />
sproutculture.farm<br />
We are an urban farm based in West<br />
Asheville, where we grow organic<br />
microgreens! More than a business,<br />
we are a cultural change movement<br />
working to shift our society from a<br />
“fast food culture” to a “living food<br />
culture.”<br />
Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard<br />
Hendersonville, NC—Henderson Co.<br />
(828) 685-9083<br />
ncapples@steppapples.com<br />
steppapples.com<br />
50-year, three-generation family<br />
farm. Pick your own apples, grapes,<br />
pumpkins, sunflowers in season.<br />
Enjoy some pumpkin donuts, honey,<br />
apple cider, and a corn maze. On the<br />
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