Farms in Mooresville, NC

Mooresville · Agritourism Farm

Lazy 5 Ranch is a drive-through safari park in Mooresville where visitors feed exotic and domestic animals from their cars along a 3½-mile trail, or walk a petting-zoo loop. Horse-drawn wagon rides run by reservation on weekdays, and the ranch adds seasonal events like an Easter egg hunt and fall festival. It's at 15100 Highway 150 East; bring cash, since cards aren't accepted.

Mooresville · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

Carrigan Farms opens its fields for u-pick flowers in season, part of a farm calendar that also runs strawberries in late April, apples in September, and pumpkins in October. The Mooresville farm near Lake Norman is best known for swimming in its spring-fed stone quarry and for hosting weddings and events. The family has worked this land for generations.

Mooresville · Agritourism Farm

A spring-fed swimming quarry on a fifth-generation farm near Lake Norman in Mooresville, rented for weddings, open-swim days, and events against clear, deep-green water. The working farm around it runs pick-your-own through the seasons: strawberries in April, apples in September, and more than 20 acres of pumpkins in October. Field trips and flower picking round out the calendar.

Mooresville · Farm Stand

Mooresville · Farmers Market

Davidson · Farmers Market

The mission of Davidson Farmers Market is to sponsor a weekly farmers' market in Davidson which provides locally grown food, educates the public about nutrition and the importance of eating locally grown foods and offers musical entertainment, special events and cooking and other demonstrations to create a community festival for the Town. DFM’s goal is to create a vibrant community gathering place with locally grown agricultural and horticultural products and family-friendly educational, musical and entertainment activities.

Mt Ulla · Agritourism Farm

A farm on Triplett Road in Mt Ulla, a rural pocket of western Rowan County. The listing pairs the names Keeper Creek Farm and Farmers Daughter, suggesting a farm with a market or shop, but no website or hours are posted that I could confirm. Contact them directly to learn what's for sale and when they're open.

Mt. Ulla · Agritourism Farm

New Moon Farm Goat Rescue & Sanctuary sits on Belk Road in Mt. Ulla, in rural Rowan County between Salisbury and Mooresville. The nonprofit takes in abused, neglected, and abandoned goats and other farm animals, rehabilitates them, and places many in adoptive homes. Visitors can meet the resident herd; the sanctuary runs on donations and volunteers. Confirm visiting arrangements ahead of time.

Mount Ulla · Agritourism Farm

Patterson Farm grows strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and pumpkins across Rowan County, packing and shipping produce up the East Coast from its base near Mount Ulla and China Grove. The Patterson Farm Market & Tours location sells fruit and vegetables direct, runs school and group farm tours, and turns out poinsettias each Christmas. Strawberry picking opens in spring; fall brings the pumpkins. It's a working family operation, not a seasonal pop-up.

Cleveland

NO BARN is our pledge that our animals are 100% Grass Fed and Pasture Finished. Our Animals will not be confined to a barn, shed or feed lot. Our animals are born, raised, and finished on live growing pasture. Animals that are finished on live growing grasses and forage yield a more nutrient dense beef than animals finished on stored or harvested grass and grain. Just because it is grass fed, does not mean it is Pasture Finished.

Sherrills Ford · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Cleveland · Agritourism Farm

Windmill Springs Vineyard grows grapes on Gum Tree Drive in Cleveland, Rowan County, in the central Piedmont west of Salisbury. The region supports both muscadine and bunch grape varieties. Contact the vineyard for tasting room and visiting information.

Statesville · Agritourism Farm, Corn Maze

Regal Corn Maze cuts its maze on Bell Farm Road in Statesville, Iredell County, and opens for the fall season. Corn mazes like this run September through October, often paired with pumpkins and weekend hayrides. Check the farm's seasonal hours before you go.

Statesville · Farmers Market

The Evening Farmers' Market is a downtown Statesville market held at Pecan Park on North Center Street, unusual for meeting in the evening rather than the typical Saturday morning. Statesville sits in Iredell County in the central Piedmont, where area growers sell seasonal produce. The full schedule isn't posted online.

Stanley · Agritourism Farm, Apiary

D and D's Apiary keeps honeybees on Killian Farm Road in Stanley, in Gaston County northwest of Charlotte along the Catawba River. As a small apiary, it produces local honey, with the main harvest following the spring and summer nectar flow. No website is posted; contact locally to buy honey or ask about the hives.

Huntersville · Agritourism Farm

Rural Hill is a 265-acre historic working farm and nature preserve in Huntersville, owned by Mecklenburg County and run by a nonprofit. Beyond its fall corn maze, the site hosts the Loch Norman Highland Games each April, sheepdog trials, living-history programs, and school field trips across 250 years of heritage. Trails wind through the grounds. Reach the staff by phone or email for tickets and event dates.

Kannopolis · Agritourism Farm

A farm serving the Kannapolis area in the Rowan and Cabarrus County Piedmont, north of Charlotte. No street address, website, or offerings are listed that I could verify; the record gives only the city. Karriker is a longtime Rowan County family name, and farms in this area typically run cattle, hay, and row crops. Contact them directly for details.