Farms Near Marshall, NC

Marshall

An agritourism farm on Catawba Drive near Marshall, in the Madison County mountains north of Asheville. (A same-named horse farm in Florida is unrelated.) Public details for the North Carolina property are limited online; contact the farm directly to confirm what it offers and when it's open.

Marshall

Woods-grown ginseng and goldenseal, plus other woodland botanicals, grown by Robert Eidus at Eagle Feather Organic Farm outside Marshall since 1994. The farm sells seeds, roots, rhizomes, tinctures, and capsules, and is recognized as a Native Botanical Sanctuary by United Plant Savers. Eidus runs classes, an apprenticeship program, and cabin rentals on the Madison County land near Pisgah National Forest. Visits are by appointment only.

Marshall

The Farm Connection is an edible, medicinal, and native plant nursery and garden center in Marshall, North Carolina, serving homesteaders, herbalists, and gardeners with regionally adapted fruit trees, seed garlic, perennials, herbs, and supplies for resilient living. Bare root trees and shrubs ship to all lower 48 states, and the shop carries Southern Exposure and Appalachian Growers seeds grown beyond-organic.

Marshall

The 25 acres of hill pasture, barns and old farmhouse that we bought in 2015 are part of a much larger farm that used to span over 100 acres. The farm was historically a small scale dairy that milked Brown Swiss cows and sold milk to Biltmore Dairy in the early 1900's. When Biltmore Dairy went out of business in the 1960's the farm transitioned to tobacco and beef cattle. We have renovated the old cow dairy into a Grade A certified facility where we milk and make all our products. We are proud t

Marshall

Jewel Hill Farms is on School Road in Marshall, the Madison County seat along the French Broad River north of Asheville. Jewel Hill is a local ridge name in this steep, small-farm corner of the North Carolina mountains, where growers commonly run produce, cattle, or hay on limited bottomland. No public farm listing turned up online.

Marshall

Spinning Spider Creamery is an artisan goat dairy nestled in a mountain cove on Bailey Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, where a homeschooling family crafts fresh chevre, bloomy rind, and aged cheeses old-world style from their Saanen, Alpine, and Toggenburg herds. Find the cheeses at the North Asheville Tailgate Market, Transylvania Farmers Market, and RAD Farmers Market year-round, plus local specialty stores.

Marshall

Three Graces Dairy in Marshall, North Carolina takes its name from antiquity — the goat, the sheep, and the cow give the exquisite milks behind its French-style farmstead cheeses. From soil to seed to grass to milk to curd, it all happens on the farm, with tours, events, and classes offered.

Oak Holler Farm is a South Carolina farm whose name suggests a wooded, hilly upstate setting. Public listings carry no city, product, or contact information, so the specifics of its operation aren't documented online.

Marshall

This Madison County u-pick has grown berries since 1999, with black and red raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries ripening from late June through mid-August. Picking opens with black raspberries in late June, then blackberries by the end of July. The farm sits in the mountains of western North Carolina and also sells homemade preserves, horse-quality hay, and Appalachian crafts. Cold water and vanilla ice cream are on hand for the drive home.

Marshall

The Berry Farm grows pick-your-own fruit on Revere Road in Marshall, in the Madison County mountains north of Asheville. The name points to blueberries and other summer berries, which ripen later at this elevation than in the Piedmont. Call ahead during berry season to check what's ready and open for picking.

Farm & Sparrow is an Appalachian seed project, grain collection, and mill in Mars Hill, North Carolina, founded by baker David Bauer in 2006 and famous enough that Food & Wine listed it among the world's best bakeries. Since closing the bakery in 2018, the mill — housed in a restored 100-year-old chapel — devotes itself to American Landrace grains: heritage wheat, rye, and corn grown with small mountain farms and stone-milled to order to preserve each crop's aroma and terroir.

Mars Hill

Hensley Farm sells strawberries and offers pick-your-own near Mars Hill in Madison County, in the mountains north of Asheville. Berries ripen later here than in the flatlands — mountain strawberry season usually lands in May and June. Call ahead or check local directories for current picking days.

Olivette Farm Stand sells produce direct from the farm at a roadside stand. The listing gives no city or contact details, so the growing season and stand hours aren't confirmed.

Weaverville

A farm in Weaverville, just north of Asheville in Buncombe County's mountains. The listing marks it for agritourism, but no website or details are posted that I could verify. Small farms around Weaverville range from produce and flowers to livestock and event venues. Contact the farm directly to learn what it offers and when.

Leicester

Worley Honey Farm is a honey producer on New Leicester Highway in Leicester, a rural community in the mountains northwest of Asheville in Buncombe County. Beekeepers in this part of western North Carolina typically bottle raw wildflower and sourwood honey, the region's prized late-summer varietal. No public storefront or site was confirmed online.

Leicester

Our farm is located in Leicester, NC on 70 acres of family farm land. We are Aaron and Anne Grier. The farm is home to a heard of Red Devon cattle, a Jersey milk cow, a flock of chickens, and several acres of vegetable-growing bottom-land. We strive to produce food that is healthier for all of us raised in a manner easier on the environment. Our cattle graze on mixed forage pasture. This is a great diet for ruminating animals and the open pasture lands aid in carbon sequestration. Our vegetables

Behind the Community Center overlooking Lake Louise Weaverville

The Weaverville Tailgate Market gathers behind the Community Center overlooking Lake Louise on Lakeshore Drive in Weaverville, just north of Asheville in Buncombe County. Growers and makers from the surrounding mountains sell seasonal produce and local goods at the small tailgate market. Days and hours aren't confirmed online.

Leicester

Weaverville

Honey & the Hive is a beekeeping supply, honey, and gift shop in Weaverville, North Carolina, but our reach is much farther than that! We carry beekeeping supplies, offer classes on beekeeping, sell local honey, and make products from the hive, like propolis tincture, infused honey, and beeswax candles. More than just a store, we are a hive of like-minded people who love bees and pollinators and want to educate our community about how to help care for this valuable part of our ecosystem. Our His

Asheville

Aunt Sandie's is a small restored farm on Old Leicester Highway just west of Asheville, keeping goats and chickens and selling fresh eggs, herbs, vegetables, and cut flowers in season. The property doubles as an event space, hosting art parties and scavenger hunts, and offers a campsite through Hipcamp. It sits in the Leicester farming community northwest of the city. Check their Facebook page for current availability and hours.

Marshall

Long Branch Environmental Education Center is an ecological sanctuary and small school in Leicester, in Buncombe County's Newfound Mountains about 18 miles northwest of Asheville. It teaches renewable energy, organic food production, and sustainable living, and opens its trails for hiking, birding, and seasonal fruit and nut picking — raspberries, blueberries, chestnuts, and apples among them.

Asheville

Fields of Fun is the fall festival and corn maze run by Eliada, a nonprofit about five miles from downtown Asheville that serves local children and youth. The eight-acre maze is billed as the largest in western North Carolina, and the grounds add corn cannons, hayrides, lawn games, a bouncy pillow, food trucks, and pumpkins for sale. It runs from late September through the first of November, and proceeds go back to Eliada's programs.

Asheville

An Asheville ranch selling meat from bison raised on its own pastures, cut into ground meat, burgers, and steaks like filet, New York strip, and top sirloin. The operation also carries elk, yak, watusi, and grass-fed beef, and runs herd tours by appointment. Orders ship, and the ranch works a second site, Dr. King's Farms, in nearby Leicester.

Barnardsville

Held at 1679 Barnardsville Highway in Barnardsville, in the Big Ivy area of Buncombe County north of Asheville. Like other Western North Carolina tailgate markets, it gathers nearby growers for a warm-season run of mountain produce, eggs, and handmade goods. Market days and contact details aren't listed here.

Asheville

The Wild Salmon Co. is a family fishing operation based in Asheville, North Carolina that spends each summer harvesting sockeye salmon from Alaska's Bristol Bay — one of the world's most sustainable fisheries — plus lingcod, black cod, king salmon, and Pacific cod from trusted fellow fishermen. The single yearly catch is flash-frozen and shipped nationwide in two seasonal waves, with free local pickup in Asheville and free delivery to 25+ Southeast buying clubs; it sells out every year.

Barnardsville

Asheville

ASAP is the Asheville nonprofit behind Appalachian Grown, the certification that labels food grown or raised within about 100 miles of the mountains. The group connects Western North Carolina farms with local buyers, runs the ASAP Farmers Market in Asheville, publishes the annual Local Food Guide, and organizes the yearly Farm Tour and Business of Farming Conference. It's a gateway to the region's farms rather than a farm itself.

Sunswept Farms is an agritourism farm on Beasley Cove Road in western North Carolina. The listing gives no town, and little about the farm is published online. Cove roads like this run through the mountain valleys, where small farms raise produce, livestock, or flowers. Contact the farm directly to learn its location, what it grows, and whether it's open to visitors.

The West Asheville Tailgate Market runs Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6:30pm, April through Christmas, at 718 Haywood Road in West Asheville. Vendors sell fruits and vegetables, bread and baked goods, eggs, cheese, milk, meat, poultry, and fish, plus plant starts, herbal medicine, and local art. It accepts SNAP EBT and cards, with live music and free children's activities each week.

Asheville

A food hub at 50 S. French Broad Avenue in downtown Asheville, Buncombe County. The location sits near the city's Southside neighborhood, and hubs like this connect area farms with residents through aggregation and distribution of local food. No website or posted hours are listed that I could verify, so contact the hub directly for details.

Asheville

This midweek tailgate market sets up around the French Broad Food Co-op on Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville, gathering growers from the surrounding mountains. The co-op has anchored Asheville's downtown natural-foods scene for decades. Western North Carolina's tailgate markets are a regional institution, and a Wednesday market gives shoppers a stop between the busier weekend ones.

Asheville

Asheville

A farm on Jones Cove Road in east Asheville, in Buncombe County. The Italian name may point to an event or agritourism theme, but current offerings aren't documented online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows or hosts before visiting.

Asheville

A neighborhood tailgate market in the Oakley area of East Asheville, set up in the Oakley United Methodist Church parking lot on Fairview Road. Growers from the Southern Appalachian mountains bring seasonal produce, and small tailgate markets like this are common across the Asheville area. It draws the surrounding East Asheville community.

Candler

Jake's Farm is an 11-acre certified-organic operation in Candler, west of Asheville, growing vegetables, small fruits, medicinal herbs, and tea ingredients. It also raises certified Appalachian-grown Chinese botanicals and runs a CSA. Since 2015 the farm has offered camping and treehouse stays for visitors who want to see regenerative growing up close. The Brown Lynch Road site sits in the Buncombe County mountains.

Greeneville

Gibson Berry Farm is a blueberry operation on Kelly Gap Road just outside Greeneville, East Tennessee. The picking season leans on summer, when berries come in across the region. Online details are thin for this farm, so reach out before visiting to confirm hours and availability.

Greeneville

Gibson Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Kelley Gap Road in Greeneville, in Greene County in the hills of upper East Tennessee. Blueberries here typically ripen from June into July for pick-your-own. This listing has limited public detail, so call ahead to check which days the patch is open.

Greeneville

The Blankenship Barn Quilt Trail is a barn-quilt stop on Red Hill Road in Greeneville, part of Greene County's painted-quilt driving route. Barn quilt trails guide visitors past hand-painted wooden quilt squares mounted on barns and farm buildings. Trail maps and viewing details weren't confirmed online.

Greeneville

Greeneville

Buffalo Trail is a pick-your-own orchard on Dodd Branch Road in Greeneville, and the picking calendar runs long. Blackberries start in June, blueberries and peaches follow in July, and apples ripen through fall into November. A pumpkin patch opens each autumn. The farm also sells at two area farmers' markets. Greeneville sits in the East Tennessee hills of Greene County. Check their Facebook page for current picking availability.

Greeneville

Tuck Y'all Inn is a farm bed-and-breakfast on Cedar Creek Road outside Greeneville, in the Greene County countryside of upper East Tennessee. The name plays on 'tuck y'all in.' It pairs overnight lodging with a rural setting near the Nolichucky River and the Bays Mountain foothills. Room details and rates aren't posted online.

Burnsville

Greeneville

Nolichuckey Bluffs offers cabin lodging on Kinser Park Lane in Greeneville, on the bluffs above the Nolichucky River near Kinser Park. The wooded setting puts guests close to the river, golf, and hiking in Greene County. Room and rate details weren't confirmed online.

Afton

Middle Creek Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Middle Creek Road in Afton, just outside Greeneville in the Greene County hills of East Tennessee. Blueberry farms here open for summer picking, generally from late June through July, offering u-pick and often pre-picked pints. Exact opening dates and pricing aren't confirmed online and shift with each season's ripening. Call ahead before the drive to check that berries are ready and the field is open.

Greeneville

Mystic View Llama Farm raises llamas on Bluebonnet Lane in Greeneville, Greene County, in the East Tennessee mountains. The name and setting point to fiber animals and farm visits. Hours and specific offerings weren't confirmed online.

Greeneville

Two Roots Alpacas raises alpacas and runs a fiber mill on St. James Road in Greeneville, in the Nolichucky River valley of Greene County, East Tennessee. Beyond the herd, the mill processes fleece into roving and yarn, and the farm sells alpaca-fiber goods. Check their website for farm-visit and shop details before planning a trip.

Afton

Hilton's Farm and Garden sits on the 107 Cutoff in Afton, a Greene County community in East Tennessee near Greeneville. The name points to a farm-and-garden operation, likely plants and seasonal produce, but verified details weren't available online. Contact the farm directly to learn what it stocks before visiting.

Greeneville

Rural Resources is a farm and food education center on Holly Creek Road in Greeneville, teaching agriculture and food skills to Greene County youth and families. Programs include teen job training, farm day camps, field trips, workshops, plant sales, and farm dinners on the property.

Fairview

An agritourism farm on Old Fort Road in Fairview, in the mountains southeast of Asheville. Listings point to family visits, seasonal activities, and farm events rather than a produce stand, but specifics are thin online. Buncombe County's Fairview area is dotted with small ranches and pastures. Reach out directly to find out what the ranch offers and when it's open to visitors.

Canton

Canton Corn Maze runs a seasonal maze on Pisgah Drive in Canton, in Haywood County west of Asheville, below the Pisgah National Forest. Mountain corn mazes open through the fall harvest. Further details aren't posted online.

Arden

Riverview Orchard is a Certified Naturally Grown farm on Glenn Bridge Road in Arden, just south of Asheville in Buncombe County. It grows apples, asparagus, berries, vegetables, and cut flowers, with a country store open year-round and tractor-pulled hayrides to the apple trees each fall. Reach them at (828) 687-1936 or rivervieworchards.com. Apple picking runs roughly July through October.

Fletcher

Cloud Nine is a 200-acre farm and retreat off Bob Barnwell Road in Fletcher, about 15 minutes southeast of Asheville. The property mixes vacation cabin rentals and a rustic wedding venue with a working farm that keeps cows and chickens and sells honey and berries. Wooded trails run across the hilltop acreage. The family started it in 2004 and uses organic methods, though the farm isn't certified organic.

Waynesville

A food hub on Old River Road in Waynesville, Haywood County, in the mountains west of Asheville. Hubs like this gather produce, meat, and other goods from area farms and channel them to buyers and community members. No website or schedule is posted that I could verify, so contact the hub directly for how to order or take part.

Burnsville

Burnsville

Fairview

Hickory Nut Gap Farms in Fairview, North Carolina is a leader in regenerative agriculture — a Savory Institute-accredited Regenerative Hub sourcing 100% grassfed, grass-finished beef and pasture-raised pork from family farms across the Southeast. Its humanely raised meats, never from feedlots and never given antibiotics or added hormones, reach Whole Foods, Sprouts, Ingles, and Harris Teeter shelves across the eastern US, and the farm itself welcomes visitors.

Fletcher

A u-pick farm on McKinney Fruit Drive in Fletcher, south of Asheville, with an unusual lineup for the mountains: blueberries plus red and black currants and gooseberries, alongside green and yellow beans and tomatoes. Currants and gooseberries are hard to find at most Southern farms, which makes this one worth a stop for cooks and jam-makers. Picking follows the summer ripening in Henderson County.

Downtown Greeneville

Greeneville

L&M Greenhouse is a nursery on Newport Highway (U.S. 321) in Greeneville, the Greene County seat in upper East Tennessee. Greenhouses along this stretch typically sell bedding plants, vegetable starts, and hanging baskets through the spring season. Current inventory and hours aren't posted online.