Farms in Hickory, NC

Hickory · Farmers Market

The Downtown Hickory Farmers' Market runs on Union Square at 220 Union Square NW, in the middle of Hickory's downtown in Catawba County. Growers and food vendors from the foothills sell seasonal produce, meats, and prepared foods. The Union Square setting puts it among shops and restaurants. Check current market days before you go.

Hickory · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Campbell's Berry Farm keeps between 2,500 and 3,000 blueberry bushes for u-pick, open throughout July: Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm, Sundays 1 to 6. Beyond the berries, the farm sells hand-sown vegetables, homemade jams, and Hershey's ice cream. It's listed under Hickory but actually sits in the Bethlehem community north of town. Bring your own containers or use theirs, and expect a straightforward morning of picking.

Hickory · Farmers Market

Hickory · Agritourism Farm

C and O Farms is a small agritourism farm on Wilkies Grove Church Road near Hickory, in Catawba County in the western Piedmont foothills. The area mixes furniture-town suburbs with working farmland. Specific crops and hours aren't published online, so contact the farm directly to learn what they grow and whether they open to visitors.

Hickory · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Smith Blueberry Farm grows blueberries near Hickory, in Catawba County at the edge of the Piedmont and the Blue Ridge foothills. Blueberry picking here peaks in June and July. Contact the farm for ripening updates and open days before you drive out.

Hildebran · Farmers Market

A small-town farmers market on South Center Street in Hildebran, a Burke County town along the I-40 corridor between Morganton and Hickory. Growers from the western North Carolina foothills bring produce to sell. Hildebran grew up around the old rail line and the furniture and textile mills that once ran through this part of the Catawba Valley.

Conover · Farmers Market

Conover Farmers' Market runs at 109 First Street East in downtown Conover, in Catawba County's foothills. Growers from the surrounding area sell seasonal fruits and vegetables plus homemade goods. It's one of several small tailgate markets clustered around the Hickory metro. Hours follow the growing season, so check ahead before stopping in.

Newton · Farm Stand

Red Pond Farm is a chemical-free, full-circle farm nestled in the foothills of Newton, North Carolina. We are a first-generation family farm that feeds our community with healthy delicious vegetables, pastured poultry, rabbits, pork, and nutrient-rich pastured eggs.

Conover · Agritourism Farm

A farm on Lee Cline Road in Conover, in Catawba County of the western piedmont. Family farms here raise cattle, hay, and seasonal produce. Online information for this listing is thin.

Granite Falls · Agritourism Farm

A farm on Ike Starnes Road in Granite Falls, Caldwell County, in the foothills near Hickory. The listing marks it for agritourism, but no website or details are posted that I could verify. Farms in this area mix pasture, hay, produce, and seasonal offerings. Contact the farm directly for its current activities and hours.

Taylorsville · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Auton Valley Berry Farm grows blueberries, blackberries, and muscadine grapes in Alexander County, sold pick-your-own or already picked. During the season it opens daily from 8 to 5. The family has mentioned plans for a winery down the road, but for now it's berries off Auton Road near Taylorsville. Reach Tammy Auton at 828-612-4059 to check what's ripe before you drive over.

Newton · CSA Farm

Taylorsville · CSA Farm

The Farmers' Daughter runs a year-round country store on Friendship Church Road in Taylorsville, Alexander County, stocked with its own strawberries (mid-April to early June), tomatoes, and seasonal vegetables. The store carries goods from 20-plus local producers, hand-dipped ice cream, and a deli making sandwiches. A CSA program and school field trips round out the farm. Open Monday through Saturday.

Taylorsville · Agritourism Farm

Rocky Ridge Vineyard makes wine and hosts visitors off Ben Eller Lane in Taylorsville, in Alexander County's Brushy Mountains foothills. The estate grows its own grapes and sells through its tasting operation, listed online at rockyridgewinery.com. It sits within the western Piedmont wine region near the Yadkin Valley. Check the site for tasting-room hours before visiting.

Taylorsville · Agritourism Farm

The Farmers' Daughter sits on Friendship Church Road in Taylorsville, in the Alexander County foothills of western North Carolina. It's a small agritourism operation in a county long known for apples and Christmas trees. What it grows and when it opens are best confirmed with the farm directly.

lincolnton · Agritourism Farm, Christmas Tree Farm

Santa's Forest is a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm on Herter Road in Lincolnton, Lincoln County. Families tag and cut their own trees during the holiday season in the western Piedmont foothills. Species, pricing, and opening weekends aren't posted online, so contact the farm to confirm its cutting dates before visiting.

Vale · Farm Stand, Organic Farm