Farms in Taylorsville, NC

Taylorsville · CSA Farm

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 · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

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.

Taylorsville · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

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 · Agritourism Farm

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.

Taylorsville · Agritourism Farm

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.

Moravian Falls · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

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.

Conover · Agritourism Farm

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 · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

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 · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

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.

Claremont · Farmers Market

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 · Farmers Market

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.

Hickory · Farmers Market

Wilkesboro · Farmers Market

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 · Agritourism Farm

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 · Farmers Market

North Wilkesboro · Agritourism Farm

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 · Farmers Market

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.