Farms in Waynesville, NC

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm

A 20-acre alpaca farm on Walker Road outside Waynesville, open seven days a week for 45-minute guided tours where visitors meet alpacas, llamas, miniature horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, pigs, and cows. The farm also runs alpaca yoga classes, birthday parties, and field trips, and stocks a gift shop with alpaca-fiber goods. Tours are ticketed, with discounts for seniors, military, and kids.

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm, Christmas Tree Farm

A 175-acre mountain farm on Boyd Farm Road between Waynesville and Maggie Valley, renting nine hand-hewn log cabins moved and restored from across the region, some 150 to 200 years old. The property has grown choose-and-cut Fraser fir since 1983 and adds stocked trout and bass ponds, where fishing needs no license, plus four miles of hiking trails. Cabins pair antiques with modern comforts.

Waynesville · Farmers Market

Established in 2008, Haywood's Historic Farmers Market is a producer-only market, featuring produce sourced from Haywood or an adjacent county, meats, fish, eggs, honey, dairy, flowers, nursery plants, preserves, baked goods, heritage crafts, and much more.

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm

Mehaffey Tree Farm has grown Fraser fir in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Waynesville since 1984, selling choose-and-cut trees from 3 feet up to 12 and 13 feet, plus small potted firs. The choose-and-cut season runs five weekends from mid-November through mid-December, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The farm is at 24 Corner Drive in Haywood County.

Waynesville

About Sunburst #FamilyGrown Since 1948 Our Founder Dick Jennings loved his Grandfather's land in Western North Carolina, covered with forests of oak, hickory, maple, and poplar, watered with two rushing streams, and with 100 acres of reasonably flat land that could be cleared. It was 1931 when Dick first walked these streams. He wasn't barefoot, but his cheeks were tanned, and he was carrying a Prince Albert can of worms. This was unique compelling stuff for a little boy raised in Pittsburgh, co

Waynesville · Farmers Market

The Waynesville Tailgate Market sets up at 171 Legion Drive behind the American Legion in Waynesville, the Haywood County seat in the western North Carolina mountains. Growers from the surrounding high country sell seasonal produce and homemade goods straight from their tailgates. Exact days and hours aren't confirmed online.

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm, Plant Nursery

Locally grown hardy shrubs and perennials — rhododendron, mountain laurel, azaleas, daylilies, and hostas — on Mountain Haven Road in Waynesville. The nursery also does landscape design and installation and sells at the WNC Farmers Market in Asheville from March through June. Will runs it year-round by appointment, so call before visiting. Fresh-picked berries show up for sale in season too.

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm

A roadside stand on Pigeon Road in Waynesville selling fresh local fruit, including mountain apples in the fall. It's a buy-here stop rather than a pick-your-own — you shop the tables, not the trees. Haywood County sits just west of North Carolina's main apple belt, so late summer and autumn are the busiest stretches. Call ahead in the off-season, since a small stand's hours track the harvest.

Waynesville · Farm Stand

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

A farm store on Crymes Cove Road just outside Waynesville, in the Haywood County mountains west of Asheville. It sells farm goods and hosts on-farm visits. The listing's zip code is mistaken, but Crymes Cove sits in Waynesville. Little more is posted online.

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm

Emerald Gate Farm Stay offers farm lodging on Medford Hannah Road near Waynesville, in Haywood County's mountains west of Asheville. Farm stays in this area put guests up on working land near the Great Smoky Mountains. Availability and rates aren't posted online.

Waynesville · Farmers Market

A food hub on Old River Road in Waynesville, Haywood County, in the mountains west of Asheville. Hubs like this gather produce, meat, and other goods from area farms and channel them to buyers and community members. No website or schedule is posted that I could verify, so contact the hub directly for how to order or take part.

Waynesville · Agritourism Farm

A rural retreat on Heath Retreat Road outside Waynesville, in the Haywood County mountains near the Great Smokies. Properties like this usually offer quiet lodging and space for church, family, or wellness gatherings on wooded acreage. Public listings are limited, so reach out directly about availability, group size, and what a stay includes.

Canton · Agritourism Farm

The Ten Acre Garden is a small market garden on Chambers Farm Lane in Canton, Haywood County, in the mountains west of Asheville. The name suggests a compact, hands-on growing operation rather than large acreage. Confirm what's in season directly with the growers.

Canton · Agritourism Farm, Corn Maze

Canton Corn Maze runs a seasonal maze on Pisgah Drive in Canton, in Haywood County west of Asheville, below the Pisgah National Forest. Mountain corn mazes open through the fall harvest. Further details aren't posted online.

Cullowhee · Farmers Market

Sylva · Farmers Market, Organic Farm

WNC Farm to Table is a regional food hub in Western North Carolina that connects small farms with wholesale, retail, and community markets. It provides local fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, and value-added products, supporting farm viability and sustainable agriculture. The hub strengthens direct farm-to-consumer and farm-to-business sales, improves access to fresh, local food, and fosters education and community engagement around healthy, regional food systems.

Cullowhee · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Thomas Berry Farm grows berries on Medalion Lane in Cullowhee, Jackson County, home of Western Carolina University in the far western mountains. High-elevation berry crops ripen later in summer than lowland farms. Reach out to confirm what's picking and when.

Sylva · Farmers Market

The Sylva Farmers Market in downtown Sylva, NC, connects small, local farms with the community, offering seasonal fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy, meats, and value-added products. The market supports sustainable and heritage farming, fosters direct farm-to-consumer sales, and promotes food access programs like HOP and FarmsSHARE. Educational events and vendor interactions strengthen local food knowledge while helping small farmers thrive.

Cullowhee · Farmers Market

Candler · Agritourism Farm

Jake's Farm is an 11-acre certified-organic operation in Candler, west of Asheville, growing vegetables, small fruits, medicinal herbs, and tea ingredients. It also raises certified Appalachian-grown Chinese botanicals and runs a CSA. Since 2015 the farm has offered camping and treehouse stays for visitors who want to see regenerative growing up close. The Brown Lynch Road site sits in the Buncombe County mountains.

Leicester

Our farm is located in Leicester, NC on 70 acres of family farm land. We are Aaron and Anne Grier. The farm is home to a heard of Red Devon cattle, a Jersey milk cow, a flock of chickens, and several acres of vegetable-growing bottom-land. We strive to produce food that is healthier for all of us raised in a manner easier on the environment. Our cattle graze on mixed forage pasture. This is a great diet for ruminating animals and the open pasture lands aid in carbon sequestration. Our vegetables

Leicester · Apiary

Worley Honey Farm is a honey producer on New Leicester Highway in Leicester, a rural community in the mountains northwest of Asheville in Buncombe County. Beekeepers in this part of western North Carolina typically bottle raw wildflower and sourwood honey, the region's prized late-summer varietal. No public storefront or site was confirmed online.

Glenville · Agritourism Farm

Tom Sawyer Tree Farm grows Christmas trees on Chimney Pond Road in Glenville, high on the Jackson County plateau between Cashiers and Sylva. The cool elevation suits Fraser fir, the signature Southern Appalachian Christmas tree. Choose-and-cut mountain farms like this open after Thanksgiving.

Candler · Farmers Market

The Enka-Candler Tailgate Market promotes local agriculture and heritage crafts in Western North Carolina, providing the community with fresh local produce and quality products. Run by the non-profit Asheville Farmstead School, it is held at the A-B Tech Enka Campus on Sand Hill Road in Candler.