Farms Near Sparta, NC

Sparta

Runs at 185 East Whitehead Street in Sparta, seat of Alleghany County in North Carolina's Blue Ridge high country near the Virginia line. Growers here work a short, cool mountain season, typically bringing summer produce and mountain-grown goods. Market days and contact details aren't confirmed in this listing.

Sparta

Fodder Trot Trails is an agritourism spot on Highway 18 North in Sparta, in the Blue Ridge highlands of Alleghany County. The name points to trail-based recreation. No website, hours, or contact information were available online.

Ennice

Edwards Choose and Cut grows Christmas trees on NC Highway 18 North in Ennice, in Alleghany County near the Virginia line. Choose-and-cut farms in this high country let visitors pick and harvest their own Fraser fir in late November and December. No website or contact details were found online.

Sparta

A choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm on New Haven Road in Sparta, high in Alleghany County near the Virginia line. Fraser fir is the mountain crop here, sold fresh-cut through the holidays and often paired with wreaths and roping. The high, cold ground gives these firs their deep color and strong needle hold. Confirm opening weekends with the farm before driving up.

Sparta

A Christmas tree farm on Pardue Road in Sparta, high in Alleghany County near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Fraser fir is the crop across this corner of the mountains, sold choose-and-cut through the holiday season along with wreaths and garland. Cold nights and high elevation give the trees their color and needle retention. Confirm opening weekends with the farm before making the drive.

Sparta

A flower farm in Sparta, high in Alleghany County's Blue Ridge, run by Stacey as a testing ground for annuals, perennials, and less-common cut flowers. Zincseed sells weekly flower subscriptions from its best bloom trials, plus fresh bouquets and arrangements, with delivery available. The flowers also show up Friday mornings at the Independence Farmers Market across the Virginia line.

Laurel Springs

Lil' Grandfather is a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm on NC Highway 18 in Laurel Springs, high in Ashe County's Fraser fir country near the Blue Ridge Parkway. This corner of the North Carolina mountains grows much of the nation's Fraser fir. Cutting dates and pricing aren't posted online, so contact the farm before the holiday season.

The Fries Farmers' Market serves the small New River town of Fries in Grayson County, where the New River Trail State Park follows the old railroad grade through the mill village. This corner of far southwest Virginia sits in the Blue Ridge highlands, and local growers bring warm-season produce and homemade goods. Nearby Galax anchors the region's old-time and bluegrass music tradition.

Thurmond

McRitchie Winery & Ciderworks makes estate wines and hard apple cider in Thurmond, in the Yadkin Valley wine region. Winemaker Sean McRitchie produces Chardonnay, red blends, and Merlot alongside dry hard ciders pressed from Appalachian apples, with a long emphasis on sustainable growing. The tasting room sits on Thurmond Post Office Road in the Surry County foothills.

Jefferson

A farm on Little Peak Creek Road outside Jefferson, in Ashe County's northwestern high country. This is Christmas-tree and mountain-produce ground, with cool summers and long winters shaping what grows. Public details are limited, so contact the farm directly about crops, livestock, or visits.

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Galax

Fern Ridge Berry Farm sits on Fern Ridge Lane outside Galax, high on Virginia's Blue Ridge Plateau where cool summers and long daylight suit blueberries and bramble fruit. The name and listing point to a berry operation selling fresh or pick-your-own fruit in the mid- to late-summer window common to the highlands. Confirm the season and hours directly before driving out.

Galax

Galax

The Galax Farmers Market sets up along North Main Street in downtown Galax, the Blue Ridge city known for the Old Fiddlers' Convention and its place on Virginia's Crooked Road music trail. Growers from Grayson and Carroll counties bring mountain-grown produce, eggs, and homemade goods in season. The elevation here keeps summers cooler than the lowlands to the east.

Crumpler

Joe Vannoy Farm sits on East Healing Springs Road in Crumpler, Ashe County, in the high mountains of far northwestern North Carolina. Ashe County produces more Fraser fir Christmas trees than anywhere else in the state. Contact the farm to confirm what it grows or offers.

Grassy Creek

Grouse Ridge Christmas Tree Farm grows Christmas trees on Old Highway 16 in Grassy Creek, in Ashe County — North Carolina's Fraser fir country and one of the top tree-producing regions in the United States. Choose-and-cut and pre-cut Fraser firs are the standard offering here each November and December. No website was found online.

Millers Creek

Grassy Creek

Landmark Farm Alpacas raises alpacas on Landmark Church Road in Grassy Creek, in Ashe County's High Country near the North Carolina-Virginia line. Alpaca farms in these mountains typically offer animal visits and fiber goods. Current visitor hours aren't posted online.

Long's Tree Farm has grown Christmas trees since the late 1970s on NC Highway 16 South in West Jefferson, in Ashe County's High Country. The farm runs choose-and-cut on site, sells wholesale by the tractor-trailer load, and carries nursery stock, wreaths, and garland. Ashe County ranks among the country's top Fraser fir producing areas.

West Jefferson

Wayland's Nursery grows Fraser fir and white pine Christmas trees alongside blueberries and raspberries on Round Knob Ridge in Ashe County. During the holidays it sells trees in a range of sizes plus wreaths, roping, and stands, and offers drilling, baling, and net-bagging. The Blueberry Hill gift shop stocks homemade items and takes wreath pre-orders. Open daily 9 to 5 in peak blueberry and tree seasons.

Thunder Moon Farms sits on Thunder Road in Grassy Creek, in Ashe County in North Carolina's far northwestern mountains near the Virginia line. This High Country valley is known for Christmas trees, small livestock farms, and mountain produce. Details about the farm's crops and hours aren't posted online, so contact them directly to learn what they raise and whether they welcome visitors.

North Wilkesboro

North Wilkesboro

A roadside produce farm on Curtis Bridge Road in North Wilkesboro, selling fresh fruits and vegetables grown with natural methods. The lineup has run to beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, melons, onions, peas, pumpkins, tomatoes, and cut flowers, with Jennifer Bare handling the operation. Sales are cash only. Some directories now list it as no longer active, so it's worth a call before making the drive to Wilkes County.

Wilkesboro

The Wilkesboro Open Air Market sets up on West Main Street in downtown Wilkesboro, the Wilkes County seat in the foothills of northwestern North Carolina. Growers and crafters from the surrounding mountains and foothills sell seasonal produce and handmade goods. Current days and hours aren't confirmed online.

Woodlawn

Mount Airy

Billed as Surry County's first peach farm, this pick-your-own operation on Heart Lane near Mount Airy grows peaches, apples, and berries, with pumpkins in fall. The on-site bakery turns out homemade peach ice cream, pies, and gluten-free treats. Families come for hay rides, a corn maze, and train rides, and the farm opens roughly May through October. Camping is available for those who want to stay over.

Wytheville

Elkin Farmers Market sets up at 226 North Bridge Street in downtown Elkin, a foothills town on the Yadkin River at the edge of North Carolina's wine country. Area growers sell seasonal fruits, vegetables, and homemade goods. Elkin marks the eastern end of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Check current days and hours before visiting.

Wytheville

West Jefferson

The Honey Hole of the Blue Ridge in downtown West Jefferson, North Carolina promotes the art of beekeeping — a sweet shop featuring local honey from local artisan beekeepers alongside fine beekeeping supplies and honeybee-themed gifts. Open Tuesday through Saturday on North Third Avenue.

West Jefferson

Ashe County Corn Maze operates in West Jefferson, in Ashe County's High Country near the Blue Ridge Parkway and the New River. Fall corn mazes in these mountains run through the autumn harvest season. Specific dates and pricing aren't listed online.

West Jefferson

Lantern Farm sits in the Doe Meadows area near West Jefferson in Ashe County, high in the North Carolina mountains. The short, cool growing season here favors berries, greens, and other high-elevation crops, alongside Christmas trees, an Ashe County staple. Little is published about this farm, so it's best to confirm details directly.

Dobson

A berry grower on Cave Road in Dobson, the Surry County seat in the Yadkin Valley foothills. The name points to pick-your-own or pre-picked fruit; strawberries in late spring, then blueberries or brambles into summer are typical for the area. Season dates and hours aren't posted online, so call around opening time to check.

A North Carolina farm listed as Magpie Hollow Farm. No city, category, or official page turned up in research, so its crops, animals, and location stay unconfirmed.

Fancy Gap

Blue Ridge Pumpkins is a seasonal pumpkin patch off Chantilly Drive outside Fancy Gap, in Carroll County's high Blue Ridge Plateau country near the North Carolina line. The location sits close to the Blue Ridge Parkway, a steady autumn draw for pick-your-own pumpkins and fall photos. Little detail is posted online, so call ahead for opening dates before making the drive.

Dobson

Dobson Farmers' Market meets on the square in downtown Dobson at 114 W. Atkins Street, the Surry County seat in North Carolina's foothills wine country. Nearby growers bring seasonal fruits, vegetables, and homemade goods. The town square setting keeps it close to shops and county offices. Confirm the schedule before you make the trip.

Rural Retreat

Joe-Anna's Christmas Tree Farm sells cut-your-own trees on Kinder Valley Road in Rural Retreat, up in Wythe County's high country of southwest Virginia. The cool elevation here suits Fraser fir and white pine, the mainstays of mountain tree farms. Choose-and-cut lots like this open the weekend after Thanksgiving and run through December while the supply lasts.

Rural Retreat sits in Wythe County in far southwest Virginia, and this market gathers at the town's historic railroad depot. The high-elevation Appalachian setting means a shorter growing season, so expect cool-weather crops, later summer produce, eggs, and baked goods from surrounding mountain farms.

Hillsville

A year-round, state-supported market at 497 Farmers Market Drive in Hillsville, just off I-77 Exit 14 in Carroll County. The retail Direct Sales Building is open seven days a week (closed major holidays) with farm-fresh produce, in-season plants, and local arts and crafts, plus fall pumpkins and mums and spring flowers. A separate wholesale warehouse grades, cools, and ships regional produce to chains like Food City.

Dobson

Snow's Strawberries sold pick-your-own berries on US Highway 601 in Dobson, in the Surry County foothills near Yadkin Valley wine country. Some directory listings now mark the farm as closed, so call before making the trip. When open, the fields offered u-pick strawberries plus local produce in season. Nearby, an operation called The Farm in Dobson runs a similar u-pick.

Dobson

A restaurant on Vineyard Lane in Dobson, in the Yadkin Valley wine country of Surry County. The address sits among the region's vineyards and tasting rooms northwest of Winston-Salem, where kitchens tend to lean on local wine and seasonal Piedmont cooking. Public details are limited, so check current hours and menu directly before visiting.

Lansing

Old Orchard Creek grows blueberries for pick-your-own at $10 a gallon from late June through early August, high in the Blue Ridge near Lansing in Ashe County. The farm also rents cottages year-round, hosts weddings, and opens its trails for hiking and star-gazing. An old apple orchard shares the property, and pre-picked berries can be reserved in advance.

Hamptonville

Alpha and Omega Corn Maze runs a seasonal maze on Cheek Road in Hamptonville, in Yadkin County's wine-and-farm country northwest of Winston-Salem. Corn mazes here open through the fall harvest. Further visitor details aren't posted online.

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Hillsville

Hillsville's farmers market runs at 405 North Main Street, the seat of Carroll County high in the Blue Ridge of southwest Virginia near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The town is widely known for the giant Labor Day flea market and gun show that fills its streets each year. On regular market days, local growers bring highland produce, apples in season, and homemade goods. Confirm the weekly schedule before making the drive.

Hillsville

Reed Island Farm grows organic Christmas trees on Peacock Drive near Hillsville, in Carroll County's high country in southwestern Virginia. The choose-and-cut farm skips synthetic chemicals in the field. Reach out ahead of the season to confirm cutting dates and which varieties are ready.

Dobson

Dobson

Dobson

The Farm is an agritourism listing on Bray Ford Road in Dobson, the Surry County seat and a center of the Yadkin Valley wine region. No website or contact details were found online under this name. Farms and vineyards are common across this part of the northwestern Piedmont.

Swinging Bridge Farm sits on Old Glade Road in Deep Gap, in the Watauga County High Country east of Boone. Farms at this elevation lean toward pasture, hay, Christmas trees, and cool-season produce. The Deep Gap area rises along the Blue Ridge near the Parkway.

Mount Airy

Riverside Family Farm sits on Riverside Drive in Mount Airy, Surry County, the real-life Mayberry near the Virginia line. It's an agritourism farm in a region known for its orchards and Blue Ridge foothill farmland. Current crops and hours aren't posted online.