Farms Near Morganton, NC

Morganton

Morganton’s open-air farmers markets offer the best locally grown products in the area. By visiting the Market and supporting your local growers, you reduce your carbon footprint. Plenty of variety can be found right here at your own back door! The Morganton Farmers Market is a cash only market with only a few vendors setup to accept debit/credit cards. Are you a shopper using SNAP, WIC, or Senior Vouchers? Be sure to stop by J&J Farms booth to receive your shopping tokens. Saturday Farmers Mark

Morganton

Morganton

Countryside Berries grows u-pick blueberries without synthetic chemicals on Stephens Road near Morganton, open from mid-June to the start of August. If you'd rather not pick, they'll do it for you. An on-site bakery, Countryside Berries & Bakes, turns the fruit into baked goods. The farm sits in the Burke County foothills and started offering u-pick in 2014. Picking hours run Thursday through Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Apple Hill Orchard has grown apples at its Morganton site since 1955, with pick-your-own opening in early August. The farm runs a cider mill and a scratch bakery turning out donuts, pies, breads, and brittle, and sells peaches, honey, and cider from the market. It sits on Pleasant Hill Avenue in the Blue Ridge foothills of Burke County.

Valdese

The Valdese Farmers' Market operates in downtown Valdese, a Burke County foothills town founded by Waldensian settlers in western North Carolina. Nearby mountain and foothill farms supply the market's seasonal produce. Specific days and vendors aren't posted online.

Morganton

Perry's Berry's Vineyard & Winery makes handcrafted berry wines and runs pick-your-own blueberries at $4.50 a pound near Morganton in Burke County, in the Blue Ridge foothills. Its on-site Blueberry Bistro serves crepes, sandwiches, charcuterie, and blueberry ice cream, and the winery books private events and live music through the season.

Morganton

Foothills Corn Maze runs a fall corn maze on Morning Star Church Road in Morganton, in the Burke County foothills. The farm sells pumpkins starting at $2 and hosts seasonal events, including an Apple Butter day in late October. Group visits are welcome. Current details are posted on the farm's Facebook page.

Burke Farmers Market sets up at 5936 Rock Falls Road in Morganton, in the Blue Ridge foothills of western North Carolina. Local growers around Burke County bring seasonal produce, eggs, and homemade goods to sell straight to shoppers. Like most foothills tailgate markets, it runs through the warm-weather growing season. Check ahead for current days and hours before you make the drive.

Granite Falls

Johnny Wilson Farm is a family agricultural operation on Dry Ponds Road in Granite Falls, in the Caldwell County foothills northwest of Hickory. No website or public contact details were found online for the farm.

Nebo

A vineyard near Lake James on South Creek Road in Nebo, in McDowell County about 45 minutes east of Asheville. South Creek focuses on dry, Bordeaux-style red wines and pours tastings and flights, with outdoor seating and regular live music. The tasting room runs Friday through Sunday. Confirm hours seasonally before driving out.

Hudson

Townsend Farms is a small farm on Freemason Road in Hudson, in Caldwell County's foothills near Lenoir. It sells directly to local customers but keeps little detail online, and it shouldn't be confused with the large national frozen-berry company of the same name. Contact the farm locally to learn what it grows and when.

Casar

McNeilly Bee Farm produces local honey from hives kept in the Cleveland County foothills near Casar, where wildflowers, blueberries, poplar, and sourwood keep the bees working spring and fall. Supply is seasonal and sold through local channels, including Christie's Kitchen. This is a small apiary rather than a storefront, so honey availability tracks the harvest. Look for their listing on Visit NC Farms for the latest.

Connelly Springs

Rock Creek Farm sits on Rhoney Road near Connelly Springs, in Burke County in the foothills between Hickory and Morganton. This is western Piedmont farm country at the edge of the Blue Ridge. The farm's specific crops, products, and hours aren't documented online, so contact them directly to find out what they grow and whether they welcome visitors.

Connelly Springs

Beans 'n Berries runs a CSA of chemical-free, in-season vegetables plus fruit and blueberries on Rhoney Road in Connelly Springs, Burke County. Members pick up shares at the farm, and pick-your-own and pick-your-share are available with advance notice. The farm books tours by appointment and sells through an online shop. It's gradually shifting some land toward silviculture.

Granite Falls

Nebo

Edwards Family Farms in Nebo is McDowell County, North Carolina's favorite farm for local meat pickup — pasture-raised chicken, forest-raised pork, 98.7% grass-fed beef, and farm-fresh eggs from a regenerative farm, raised right with no BS. Local pickup only, with guided farm tours, custom pork shares, a farm membership, and a free Steady Table recipe book to get families cooking.

A downtown market in Lenoir, the seat of Caldwell County in the western North Carolina foothills, not to be confused with Lenoir County out east. Long a furniture-manufacturing town, Lenoir sits below the Blue Ridge Escarpment, and its market draws produce from the surrounding foothill and mountain farms. Harper Avenue runs through the historic center.

Hickory

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.

Honey producer on NC Highway 226 in the Golden Valley area of Rutherford County, in the western foothills. Local beekeepers here work hives among wildflower and sourwood bloom, which shapes the flavor of foothill honey. Public details are limited; contact the beekeeper directly about honey and any hive or farm visits.

Hildebran

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.

Lawndale

DeStarte' Wedding Barn and Bed & Breakfast hosts events and overnight stays on Fallston Road in Lawndale, in Cleveland County northwest of Shelby. It's a farm venue in the western Piedmont foothills. Booking details aren't listed online.

Marion

Foothills Food Hub in Marion buys produce, meat, eggs, and more from over 80 farmers across McDowell County and Western North Carolina, then distributes it through monthly drive-thru events, pantries, and an online marketplace. Started in 2018 by the McDowell Local Food Advisory Council, it also runs the Marion Tailgate Market and moved more than 92,000 pounds of local food in 2023. Contact [email protected].

Lawndale

Knob Creek Orchards has grown apples and peaches near Lawndale since 1958, and the family has since added strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, nectarines, Asian pears, and muscadines. The creamery churns roughly a dozen flavors of homemade ice cream. It sits on Fallston Road in Cleveland County, west of the Charlotte metro. Picking windows shift with each crop, so the orchard posts current availability by season.

Lawndale

Elliott Family Farms sits on London Road in Lawndale, in Cleveland County northwest of Shelby in the Piedmont foothills. It's a family farm in this upper-Piedmont farming country; specific crops, u-pick, or agritourism offerings aren't documented online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what's available and when.

Hickory

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.

Granite Falls

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.

Marion

A downtown tailgate market on West Henderson Street in Marion, the seat of McDowell County in the western North Carolina foothills. Farms from the Catawba River valley and the slopes below the Blue Ridge bring produce and goods to sell. Marion sits close to Lake James and the mountains rising toward Mount Mitchell.

McDowell County growers sell at this open-air market on West Henderson Street in downtown Marion. The surrounding foothills and river-bottom farms produce vegetables and orchard fruit as the season turns from summer into fall. Marion is a stop along the way to Lake James, Linville Gorge, and the high peaks of the Black Mountains.

Marion

Sweet Betsy Farm is a small family farm of market gardeners and beekeepers at the base of the southern Appalachians in Marion, North Carolina, using chemical-free practices on its bees and organic methods on its produce. The self-serve stand on Mudcut Road is open daily 9 to 6 with farm-fresh eggs and several honey varieties, including prized Sourwood.

Newland

A small agricultural operation on Charlie Clark Lane in Newland, the Avery County seat and part of North Carolina's Fraser fir Christmas tree belt. Public records tie the address to Long Ridge Nursery, so nursery stock or cut trees are the likely draw. Little else about hours or products is posted online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it sells and when.

Lawndale

Deer Springs Farm sits on Shuford Lake Road in Lawndale, in the Cleveland County foothills of western North Carolina. No website or contact details were found online. Farms in this area commonly grow produce and raise livestock.

Rutherfordton

Vale

A small farm on Hull's Grove Church Road in Vale, in the Lincoln and Catawba County foothills west of Charlotte. The name suggests a garden-scale produce or flower operation, though no website or hours are posted that I could confirm. Reach out directly to find out what's growing and whether it's open to visitors.

Vale

Grass-fed, grain-finished beef raised and sold direct on NC 274 in Vale, west of Lincolnton. Martin Farms Beef Co. hand-raises its cattle, then has them locally butchered, dry-aged, and vacuum-sealed for delivery straight to customers. The family farms this ground in the Lincoln and Cleveland county foothills. Order through their site to see current cuts and how their delivery works.

Spruce Pine

The Orchard at Altapass is a nonprofit heritage orchard at milepost 328.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine, some of its apple trees nearly a century old. Visitors pick heirloom apples in season, ride the hay wagon, hear live Appalachian music, and eat at the Apple Core Grill. A general store sells fudge and hot apple treats. The orchard works to preserve Blue Ridge history and its land.

Hickory

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.

Vale

Vale

Shelby

Spruce Pine

Sparks Farm is an agritourism operation on Biggerstaff Road in Spruce Pine, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County. No website or contact information was found online. The high-elevation setting supports cool-season produce and, on many area farms, Christmas trees.

Cherryville

Double B Farms is a third-generation Bowen family farm on Flay Road outside Cherryville, in Gaston County. It grows blackberries and other tree fruit along with cooking and salad vegetables, offering fresh produce for pickup at the farm. The operation has run since at least 2009 and leans on the family's long tenure on the land. Blackberry season is the main summer draw.

Blowing Rock

Held at 132 Park Avenue in downtown Blowing Rock, a Blue Ridge Parkway resort town in the North Carolina high country near Boone. The market runs through the warm months, bringing mountain-grown produce, flowers, and local food to a busy summer-and-fall tourist stretch. Exact days and contact details aren't confirmed here.

Spruce Pine

A mountain farmers market on Oak Avenue in downtown Spruce Pine, in Mitchell County high in the Blue Ridge. Growers from the Toe River valley sell seasonal produce and local goods near Spruce Pine's historic Lower Street district. High-elevation markets like this run through the shorter mountain growing season.

Valle Crucis

Harvest Farm LLC is on Highway 194 North in Valle Crucis, Watauga County, in the high mountains near Boone and the original Mast General Store. At this elevation the growing season runs short and cool, favoring summer produce and fall crops. Contact the farm for what it offers and when.

Hickory

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.

Lincolnton

McCurry's Strawberry Farm grows strawberries near Lincolnton, in Lincoln County northwest of Charlotte. Piedmont strawberry season here runs roughly from late April through May, when the farm sells fresh-picked berries. Wise Road is out in the county rather than in town. Because a warm week can pull the harvest forward, it's smart to call ahead before making the drive.

Lattimore

Lattimore Farms operates around the small town of Lattimore, in Cleveland County east of Shelby in the western Piedmont. The listing carries only a post-office box, and no crops, products, or visiting details are documented online. Contact the farm directly to learn what it grows and whether it welcomes visitors.

Spruce Pine

A Fraser fir grower on Long Branch Trail near Spruce Pine, up in the high country around Little Switzerland. This stretch of Mitchell County sits high in the Blue Ridge, and the cool elevation is exactly why western North Carolina is the country's main source of Fraser fir Christmas trees. Growers here typically sell choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees plus wreaths through the holidays. Confirm opening dates with the farm directly.

Cherryville

A strawberry farm on Clineland Road in Cherryville, offering both pick-your-own rows and pre-picked berries through the spring harvest, plus some fresh vegetables. The owners keep the rows clean, staff the field to answer questions, and have a restroom on site. Coming early in the season gives the best shot at ripe berries. It's a straightforward Gaston County u-pick with on-farm pickup.

Hickory

Plumtree

A farm in Plumtree, tucked in the North Carolina high country of Avery County along the Toe River. Mountain farms at this elevation lean toward Christmas trees, cabbage, and cool-season produce. Little is documented online for this listing.

Banner Elk

Held at 155 Orchard Lane in Banner Elk, in Avery County, North Carolina high country near the Sugar Mountain and Beech Mountain resorts. Short mountain summers make for a compact season of cool-climate produce, berries, and crafts. Market days and contact details aren't confirmed in this listing.

Forest City

A county farmers market on Depot Street in Forest City, the seat of Rutherford County in the western North Carolina foothills. Growers from the surrounding foothills bring seasonal produce and local goods to downtown Forest City near the old rail depot.

Taylorsville

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.

Newland

Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm grows Fraser fir on Balsam Drive in Newland, in Avery County, the heart of North Carolina's Christmas tree country. Avery's high, cool ridges produce firs that ship across the country each December. Choose-and-cut farms here open once the trees are ready after Thanksgiving.

lincolnton

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.

OLD FORT

Bee Sweet Honey and Crafts sells local honey and handmade crafts from Cane Creek Road in Old Fort, in McDowell County at the foot of the Blue Ridge east of Asheville. Mountain apiaries in this area draw on sourwood and wildflower blooms. Order and visit details aren't posted online.

Lincolnton

Herter Nursery is a plant nursery on Ritchie Road in Lincolnton, in Lincoln County northwest of Charlotte. Nurseries this size typically sell trees, shrubs, and bedding plants for home landscaping. No website or verified contact information was found online.

Newton

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

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.