Asheville City Market Downtown Asheville’s producer-only market featuring local food from local farmers including farm-fresh produce, local eggs, grass-fed beef, pastured pork, free range chicken, lamb, rabbit, farm-raised rainbow trout, wild salmon, shrimp, brick oven breads, delicious pastries, handmade pasta, gourmet artisan and farmstead cheeses, tempeh, hot sauces, local honey, fruit butters, and preserves as well as natural body care products, artisan art & crafts, nursery plants, mountain herbs, and cut flowers.
Bakersville Farmers Market Opening day May 26th, in original location across from Post Office. We will have greens, fennel, rhubarb, eggs, shiitake mushrooms, Grass fed beef, rabbit meat, live cochen bantam chickens, asst Sourdough breads, Kalamato olive loaf, cinnamon rolls, orange marmalade sweet rolls, pumpkin cheese bars, biscotti,herb infused oils, cupcakes. Our cafters will have hula hoops, lip balm, peppermint lye soap, aprons, Jewelry, photo notecards,purses, potato bags, rhinestone shirts, asst day lilies, twirlers, crochet handled dishtowel, and more. 101 Hemlock Drive, Bakersville, North Carolina 828-688-6131,hartyfarm4@msn.com In the Bakersville Community Medical Clinic parking lot, opposite the US Post Office.
Big Ivy Tailgate Market Saturdays, May to October, 9:00am – noon at the old fire station in Barnardsville, across the street from the post office. Growers offer poultry and eggs, grass-fed beef and lamb, fresh vegetables and herbs, baked goods, breads, confections, mushrooms, fresh-roasted coffee beans and brewed coffee, jams and jellies, hand-crafted soaps, herbal products, medicinal plants, live music, crafts, fiber arts, special events, and more.
Spruce Pine Farmers Market Featuring vendors from Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties. Selling shiitake mushrooms, rabbit meat, grass fed beef, . Organic and naturally grown produce, such as early broccoli and squash, fresh herbs, asparagus, blueberries, strawberries, apples and so much more. Eggs, artisan breads, and baked goods including scones, bars, honey, jams, jellies. Our artists create dried flower art, natural soaps and lotions and beeswax candles. Twirlers and crochet handled towels, eyeglass holders. Hours: Wednesdays 2:00pm — 5:00pm. 297 Oak Ave.Spruce Pine, North Carolina 828-688-6131, hartyfarm4@msn.com, On Pollyanna’s Porch, next to Wildflowers, on Upper St. in downtown Spruce Pine.
Weaverville Tailgate Market Wednesdays 2:30-6:30pm. We offer a great selection of fresh, locally grown produce, farm-raised beef, pork, chicken, lamb, and eggs, farmstead , sweet and savory baked goods, jams and jellies, seafood, and garden and landscaping plants. Open April – October. Visit our website for weekly market updates: www.weavervilletailgate.org.
Yancey County Farmers Market provides to the community a source of high-quality, fresh, farm produced and farm related products. All products are locally grown/prepared, many of which come from farms using natural and organic techniques. The market is located at South Main Street at Hwy 19E in Burnsville. It is open Saturdays from 8:30 am- 12:30 pm. South Main Street, Burnsville, North Carolina 828-682-0601djfleck@frontier.com
For more information on location and times of Farmer’s Markets, farms in your area, and the benefits of eating humanely-raised nutrient-dense foods, visit www.buyappalachian.org, LocalHarvest.org, or EatWild.com.