Farms Near Taylorsville, NC

Taylorsville

Blueberry Hill grows several blueberry varieties, including Kestrel, Chickadee, Avanti, and Springhigh, for pick-your-own on Paul Payne Store Road near Taylorsville. The Alexander County farm opens its bushes through the summer ripening window and lists itself among northwestern North Carolina's u-pick spots. Public contact details are limited to the farm's website. See blueberryhillfarm.net for the season's opening dates before driving out.

Taylorsville

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.

Taylorsville

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

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.

Moravian Falls

Perry Lowe Orchards grows more than 30 apple varieties, plus peaches, pears, and pumpkins, on NC-16 in Moravian Falls in the Brushy Mountains. Weekend u-pick apple picking runs through September and October. The Apple House store, open July through April, presses fresh, sparkling, and hard cider on-site and sells cider donuts, fried apple pies, and fritters. The store runs Monday through Saturday and is closed Sunday; u-pick reopens Labor Day weekend.

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.

Conover

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.

Moravian Falls

Brushy Mountain Berry Farm grows about seven blueberry varieties that ripen in turn across the summer, opened for pick-your-own on NC-16 in Moravian Falls. The Wilkes County farm also has wild blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries, sells seasonal vegetables from an on-site store, and carries pasture-raised meats through a partnership with Terra Firma Farms. Reach them at 336-414-9958 or brushymountainberryfarm.com to check ripening before you go.

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.

Westward Farms is a North Carolina farm whose website is still in a 'coming soon' stage, so its crops, livestock, and exact location within the state aren't yet publicly confirmed. More should surface as the operation publishes its site and market details.

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.

Claremont

Claremont Tailgate Market sets up in the Claremont City Hall parking lot at 3288 E. Main Street, in Catawba County's Piedmont. Area farmers back in to sell produce, eggs, and homemade goods straight from their vehicles. Small-town tailgate markets like this run on set mornings through the growing season. Confirm the schedule before you go.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Statesville

P&C Berries, formerly Mr. and Mrs. Bloomingarden, grows berries near Statesville in Iredell County, along the I-40 and I-77 crossroads north of Charlotte. Piedmont berry farms here run through early summer, with blueberries and blackberries the common crops. The farm has no website listed; confirm pick-your-own timing and hours locally.

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.

This market meets at Center United Methodist Church, 4945 Sherrills Ford Road in Catawba, near Lake Norman in Catawba County. Church-hosted markets like this give nearby farmers a place to sell seasonal produce and homemade goods close to home. It runs through the growing season. Check current days and hours before stopping by.

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Newton

An agritourism farm on James Church Road in Newton, Catawba County, in the foothills west of Charlotte. Devine hosts seasonal farm activities. Its former website is offline, so current offerings are best confirmed directly. Little else is posted online.

Statesville

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.

Olin

Grietje's Garden is a small farm on Mosswood Road in Olin, a rural crossroads in northern Iredell County. Market gardens of this size typically grow vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers for local sale. The farm keeps a low profile, with details passed mostly by word of mouth.

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.

Maiden

Buffalo Beal's Animal Park is a family animal attraction on Water Plant Road in Maiden, in Catawba County between Hickory and Lincolnton. Visitors come to see and feed livestock and other animals up close. Small parks like this fill their calendar with school groups and birthday parties through the warmer months.

Maiden

Red Wolf Farm runs a fall pumpkin patch and corn maze across about 100 acres of foothills and forest outside Maiden, opening weekends from late September through the end of October. Weekdays are reserved for school field trips. Beyond the seasonal draw, the farm raises pork, beef, and eggs. Hayrides, walking trails, a playground, and pedal tractors round out the visit. Come on a Saturday or Sunday in October.

Millers Creek

Granite Falls

Crossroads Regional Farmers' Market operates at 1551 East Broad Street in Statesville, the Iredell County seat where I-40 meets I-77. As a regional market it pulls growers and shoppers from across the surrounding counties for seasonal produce and farm goods. Its central location makes it an easy stop off the interstate. Confirm current days and hours before you go.

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.

Sherrills Ford

The Troutman Farmers' Market sits on North Avenue in Troutman, a small Iredell County town just south of Statesville near Lake Norman. Growers from the surrounding central Piedmont bring seasonal fruit and vegetables. Days and vendor details aren't posted online.

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.

Olin

Prevette Family Farm works land near Olin, in the Iredell County countryside between Statesville and the Yadkin River. The directory lists it as an agritourism stop, though the family keeps little presence online. Call ahead or ask locally for what's in season and whether they're open to visitors.

Olin

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.

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.

Harmony

Strawberry farm on Crater Road in Harmony, in Iredell County in the western Piedmont. North Carolina strawberries ripen from roughly April into June, sold pick-your-own and pre-picked at the field. Public details are limited; confirm this year's opening day and hours with the farm first.

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.

HARMONY

1812 Hitching Post Farm is on Turnersburg Highway in Harmony, in northern Iredell County. The name points to a historic homestead used for agritourism and events. Specific offerings and dates 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.

Statesville

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.

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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.

Hamptonville

Barron Hill Blueberries grows blueberries without pesticides on Barron Hill Road in Yadkin County's Hamptonville, opening the bushes for pick-your-own during summer. It's a small fruit farm that shows up on regional lists of North Carolina u-pick blueberry spots. Berries ripen through the warm months, so timing matters. Call 336-468-0147 to confirm the season is on before making the drive.

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.

A community farmers market serving Denver, North Carolina, on the west side of Lake Norman in Lincoln County. The listing carries no confirmed schedule, address, or contact details, though markets like this typically run weekends with local produce and goods.

Harmony

U-pick strawberries, pumpkins, veggies, and flowers.

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.

Lincolnton

From Our Grass… Nestled in the bend of the South Fork River sits our little slice of heaven. Our family farm is owned by Corey and Bridgette Lutz and family. Corey and Bridgette both grew up on dairy farms, so it was in their blood from an early age! In 1997, they started their own farm, Piedmont Jerseys. Everyone thought the couple was crazy for starting a grazing dairy, but Corey wanted to nourish the land to feed and house his cows. It gave them room to roam and helped the cows to live longer

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.

Mooresville

One of the Meeting Street Markets, held at Morrison Plantation, a shopping and residential development in Mooresville near Lake Norman. Vendors bring produce, baked goods, and handmade items to sell. Mooresville, known as Race City USA for its cluster of NASCAR race shops, sits in Iredell County at the north end of the Charlotte metro.

The Meeting Street Markets on Williamson Road in Mooresville, the Lake Norman market group's home turf in Iredell County. Vendors offer produce, baked goods, and crafts from farms and kitchens around the region. Williamson Road runs along Mooresville's main commercial stretch near I-77, north of Charlotte.

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.

Mt Ulla

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.