2025 Participating Farms

Well Seasoned Table – NEW

Sarah Wickers and Kevin Cottingham, 828-365-8801
6 Glady Knls., Candler

Visit our permaculture spice farm and forest, bringing the flavors of the Appalachian Mountains to your tables. We grow, wild-harvest, and domestically source most of our ingredients to create unique and delicious farmhouse seasonings, botanically infused sea salt and sugars, and herbal beverages that bring your food to life! We believe it is important to know not just where our meat and vegetables come from, but also our spices. Come wander our garden, take a guided tour, explore the forest, learn what spices can be grown in our area, catch one of many workshops, and see our production space where we transform seasonal ingredients into flavors that last. Visit with local vendors including Red Moon Herbs (Saturday), Budgies Bakeshop, Heather Wright Photography, Fermenti (Sunday), and Phat Ninja Permaculture Farm (Sunday).

• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: snacks, samples, refreshments, vendors, Bridge & Tunnel Coffee Co. (Sunday only)
• For sale on the tour: plants, seasonings, dried herbs, wood products, herbal products

DIRECTIONS: Take I-40 W to exit 44 for US-19/US-23 toward Enka-Candler. Turn right onto US-19 S/US-23 S/US-74 Alt W. Continue for 3 miles. Turn left onto NC-151 S and continue for 2.7 miles. Turn left onto Lower Glady Fork Rd. then a slight left onto Glady Knls.

The Ruby Ranch

Laura Ruby, 828-785-8624
36 Kel County Rd., Candler

We strive to provide a welcoming space for people to connect with nature, learn about permaculture, and enjoy the beauty of our flowers, plants, and animals. In addition to horses, our multifaceted farm includes chickens, two production greenhouses, demonstration gardens, half acre planted in annuals, and an expanding young food forest. Our farm also hosts several other agricultural businesses, including Grow and Harvest, Shell Belle Blooms, Red Moon Herbs, and Ruby Rose Landscape Design. Take a guided tour to see how our commitment to sustainability and community engagement is part of everything we do. 

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• For sale on the tour: produce, eggs, herbs
• On-farm lodging: campsites via Hipcamp

DIRECTIONS: Take US-19 S/US-23 S (Smokey Park Hwy.) toward Candler. Turn left onto NC-151 S (Pisgah View Hwy.). In 5.4 miles turn right onto Kel County Rd. Stay right at the fork and the farm is just ahead. You will see signs for The Ruby Ranch.

Burnette Family Farm – NEW

Jimmy T. Burnette, 828-550-2724
1136 Turnpike Rd., Canton

We are proud to be a small sheep farm dedicated to providing top-quality lamb meat and breeding stock. Our mission is to raise sheep that thrive in a pasture-based environment, ensuring their hardiness and overall well-being. Our farm has been growing sweet sorghum and making syrup since 1985! Take a guided tour and bring the kids along for a sorghum syrup demonstration and chance to visit some friendly sheep.

• Wheelchair accessible
• For sale on the tour: Lamb meat and sorghum syrup

DIRECTIONS: Take I-40 W to exit 37 toward E Canton. Turn left onto Wiggins Rd., then right onto US-19 S/US-23 S. Continue for 4.4 miles, then turn left onto Williams St. Turn left onto Spring St., left onto Academy St., and slightly left onto Dutch Cove Rd. Continue on Dutch Cove Rd. for 2.2 miles. Turn left onto Turnpike Rd. and continue for 1 mile. The farm will be on your right.

KT’s Orchard and Apiary

KT and Howard Taylor, 828-279-5614
158 Pigeon Ford Rd., Canton

We have a wide variety of fruit trees and berry patches, as well as a pumpkin patch. Bee hives may be viewed from a distance. See our apple sorter and vinegar-making equipment that we use to produce value-added products. Visitors can take a self-guided tour of the orchard and watch demonstrations. 

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• For sale on the tour: apples, berries, honey, jellies/jams, vinegar, baked goods

DIRECTIONS:  Take I-40 W to exit 31/Carolina 215 toward Canton. Turn left on Champion Dr. and travel for .4 miles. Turn right on Thickety Dr. (across from the Ingles), then a quick left onto Pigeon Ford Rd. The farm is on the right.

The Ten Acre Garden

Morgan and Mark Davies and Cynthia Goff, 828-316-1079
148 Chambers Farm Ln., Canton

We call ourselves a small farm, BIG GARDEN. We are a u-pick farm with vegetables, fruits, and flowers, plus a sunflower maze, CSA program, farm stand, and more! Enjoy a brick oven pizza at our colorful picnic tables, walk the fields and pick your own, take a hay wagon tour of the farm, and enjoy live music (Saturday only, from 3 to 6 p.m.). Get a special kid-focused tour from our son to learn about the pumpkins and visit the chickens.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: brick oven pizzas topped with ingredients from the farm
• For sale on the tour: produce, pumpkins, flowers, honey, raw cow milk, goat soap, loose leaf tea, hand-milled breads

DIRECTIONS: Take I-40 W to exit 37 toward E Canton. Turn left onto Wiggins Rd., then right onto US-19 S/US-23 S. Continue for 4.4 miles. Turn left onto Williams St., slight right onto Smathers St., right onto Spring St., left onto Academy St., right onto Pennsylvania Ave., and left onto Locust St. At the traffic circle, take the second exit onto NC-110 S/Pisgah Dr. After 5 miles, turn right onto US-276 N. In .6 mile, turn left onto Lake Logan Rd., then left onto Chambers Farm Ln. The farm will be on your right.

Good Wheel Farm

Michael RiCharde, 828-231-2737
293 Sandy Mush Creek Rd., Leicester

We are a diversified livestock farm with 40 acres of pasture, orchards, and wild spaces. Take a guided tour through the fields to see our sheep, cows, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. Learn about regenerative land management and silvopasture systems both planted and wild. We have a young hazelnut orchard and a riparian zone filled with persimmons trees, aronia berries, paw paws, locust, willow, and more. Linger along the farm paths and enjoy the scenery.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• Enjoy a meal: chicken and lamb sausages
• For sale on the tour: chicken, duck, eggs, pre-order lamb, pre-order holiday bird (Thanksgiving Turkey and Christmas Goose)

DIRECTIONS: From Patton Ave., travel about 15 miles on Hwy. 63/New Leicester Hwy. Take a left onto State Rd. 1394/Sandy Mush Creek Rd. (this is the first paved road on the left after the Reeves Grocery). Travel for 1.4 miles, bearing right at the fork. The farm will be on your left.

Mount Gilead Farm & Creamery

Robert Russell, 828-515-0120
588 Green Valley Rd., Leicester

We are a working goat dairy and farmstead creamery on about 50 acres. In the fall, we have about 60 goats as well as a small flock of sheep, working pigs, and numerous free range chickens. Tour the historic barns, the milking parlor, and the cheesehouse, as well as visit the farm store. Hike up the hill into the upper pastures to visit our highly sociable goat herd or explore the conservation area flanking the restored waterways that run through the farm. Kids can play with this year’s young goats in a penned area.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restrooms (handicap accessible)
• For sale on tour: farmstead goat cheese, cajeta (Mexican goat-milk caramel sauce), goat-milk soap, charcuterie boards
• On-farm lodging: short-term rentals (two in a building and one in a camper) available via Airbnb

DIRECTIONS: From Patton Ave., travel 9.2 miles on Hwy. 63/New Leicester Hwy. Just past the Leicester Community Center (.2 miles) on the right, turn left onto Green Valley Rd. Travel for 2.8 miles. Look for the Mount Gilead Farm sign on the left.

Black Thorn Farm & Kitchen – NEW

Sharon and Seth Dubuc, 828-785-2742
7 Buster Branch Rd., Leicester

Our farm is located in a quiet cove in the Big Sandy Mush area of Leicester. We raise a flock of 120 sheep for meat, wool and sheepskins. We also tend pawpaw orchards. See the fruiting pawpaw orchards just in time for September ripening. Bring your appetites, coolers, and your questions. We look forward to hosting you on the farm!

• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: prepared foods
• For sale on the tour: meat, pawpaw fruit, tanned sheepskins, raw wool, tallow soap
• On-farm lodging: short-term farmstay rentals via Airbnb

DIRECTIONS: Take I-40 W to exit 33. Continue straight ahead to Freedom Dr. Turn right onto Beaverdam Rd. and continue for about 5 miles until it turns into Willow Creek Rd. (road name change but no turn). After about 1.5 miles turn left onto Willow Cove Rd. Travel about .2 miles and look for parking signs. 

Addison Farms Vineyard

Jeff Frisbee, 828-581-9463
4005 New Leicester Hwy., Leicester

Addison Farms Vineyard is a fourth-generation family farm in Leicester. We started our vineyard in 2009 to preserve this working farm for future generations. Visit with the Addison Farms Vineyard team to hear about our farm history, growing grapes, and wine making. Take in vineyard views from our front porch. Depending on the weather, you may be able to view the grape harvest in action. All ages welcome, though those 21 or older can experience our wines in our tasting room. Tours will occur every half hour on the hour and half hour.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: wine tastings, wines by the glass, charcuterie products
• For sale on the tour: wines by the bottle, farm merchandise

DIRECTIONS: From Patton Ave., travel about 14 miles on Hwy. 63/New Leicester Hwy. The farm is on the right, just past Union Baptist Church on the left. Driveway is the first right after the cemetery.

Hickory Nut Gap Farm

Jamie and Amy Ager, 828-628-1027
57 Sugar Hollow Rd., Fairview

We are a historic working farm raising grassfed beef, as well as pastured pork and chickens. We are also now a Savory Hub, teaching local homesteaders and farmers regenerative practices! Take a farmer-led tour of our pastures, animals, and farm practices. Visitors can enjoy self-guided barnyard tours, visit the baby chicks in the brooder house, and see the cows and pigs in the pasture. We also have plenty of space and equipment for kids to play, including our culvert slides, sound silo, hammock circle, treehouse, and creek! Stop by the fully stocked farm store for samples and sales, and stay for a hot dog or bratwurst in the barn or on the grass. Tours will take place at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day.

• Tour en español (sábado y domingo)
• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: hot dogs and brats, Bridge & Tunnel Coffee Co. on Sunday only
• For sale on the tour: meat, eggs, housemade sausage, bacon, deli meat, local crafts and groceries

DIRECTIONS: Take I-240 E to exit 9 for 74-Alt E/Charlotte Hwy. Continue for about 9.5 miles. Turn left on Sugar Hollow Rd. Park in the lot on the left just past the first road. The farm will be on the right.

Flying Cloud Farm

Isaiah and Annie Louise Perkinson, 828-768-3348
1860 Charlotte Hwy., Fairview

WilderKin Beekeeping

Charlie Oak Blakely, 828-777-2024
1860 Charlotte Hwy., Fairview

Two farms at one stop! Wander Flying Cloud’s fields and enjoy a colorful bounty of flowers and early fall crops. Tour the farm infrastructure and learn about the tools we use to grow and harvest our crops. Our farm stand will be open with produce and cut flowers for sale. We also offer u-pick flowers. Then tour the on-farm honeybee production by WilderKin Beekeeping with a view of the apiary, an observation hive, and some beekeeping equipment on display. Learn about the seasons as a beekeeper in WNC and taste different types of honey all produced in the mountains.

• Some areas wheelchair accessible
• For sale on the tour: produce, cut or u-pick flowers, honey, beehive products

DIRECTIONS: Take I-240 E to exit 9 for 74-Alt E/Charlotte Hwy. Continue for about 9 miles. Turn left into the farm at the self-service farm stand.

Root Cause Farm

Sedona Lewis and Jon McNair, 828-276-1156
26 Joe Jenkins Rd., Fairview

Root Cause Farm is a nonprofit organization growing community solutions to hunger. We engage volunteers in local agriculture and produce thousands of pounds of  organic vegetables on our farm in Fairview. Everything we grow is distributed at no-cost markets through partner organizations. The farm is a place for the community to find the nourishment they need. Visitors can tour our gardens, harvest a bouquet of flowers to bring home, view beehives, and learn about our partnership with Bounty & Soul. Kids can play at the playground and participate in a garden scavenger hunt.

• Tour en español (sábado y domingo)
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• Bounty & Soul Informational Booth
• For sale on the tour: farm merchandise

DIRECTIONS: Take I-240 E to exit 9 for 74-Alt E/Charlotte Hwy. Continue for about 6 miles, then turn right onto Joe Jenkins Rd. The farm will be on the left.

Terramonga Farm – NEW

Joe Evans and Dustin Rivas, 828-575-4028
74 Ballard Creek Rd., Fairview

Terramonga Farm is a diversified family farm, raising livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, and chickens) and mixed vegetables year-round with field and greenhouse production. Our farming practices are sustainable, focusing on rotational grazing and thoughtful tillage. We strive to feed the soil as it feeds us. Take a guided tour of the livestock to visit cows and chickens, a guided tour of the mixed vegetable production, or both!

• Tour en español (sábado y domingo)
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: visit Terramonga Market (formerly Troyer’s) around the corner from the farm for sandwiches, beverages, and other local provisions
• For sale on the tour: meat and produce

DIRECTIONS: Take I-240 E to exit 9 for 74-Alt E/Charlotte Hwy. Continue for about 4 miles, then turn left onto Old Fort Rd. Continue for about 2 miles, passing Terramonga Store, then turn left Ballard Creek Rd. The farm will be on the left.

Warren Wilson College Center for Working Lands – NEW

Dave Ellum, Blair Thompson, Sienna Wire and Corinna Steinrueck, 828-771-3014
157 Warren Wilson Rd., Swannanoa

Visit a historic student-run agricultural operation! The Center For Working Lands makes up the agricultural and forestry land of Warren Wilson College. We raise beef, pork, lamb, eggs, vegetables, row crops, flowers, agro-forestry products, and do it all with student labor. Learn from young agriculturalists using conservation minded practices on this historic farm. Go on guided tours through different parts of the farm, garden and forestry operations. Visit the pigs and our particularly friendly wool sheep. Walk the garden grounds and harvest your own u-pick flowers. Interested visitors can have a guided tour of the cattle/hair sheep, too!

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• For sale on the tour: beef, lamb, pork, forestry and herbal products, school merchandise

DIRECTIONS: Take I-240 E to I-40 E and continue for about 2 miles. Take exit 55 and turn left onto Porters Cove Rd., then right onto US-70 E/Tunnel Rd. Continue for about 1.5 miles and turn left onto Warren Wilson Rd. Enter the college through the first entrance after the Swannanoa River and follow signs for the General Store/Parking. Visitors can park in the farm parking lot or in designated overflow parking areas.

Broom’s Blooms – NEW

Karen Broom, 828-424-1655
511 Crest Rd., Flat Rock

Visit our picturesque flower and vegetable farm and pick your own! Explore the flower beds and pick enough to make a bouquet! We specialize in peppers, too. We have picnic tables with umbrellas available in the field. Bring a lunch or snacks to enjoy! Kids are welcome to u-pick, too, and can enjoy a face painting activity.

• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: BBQ food truck, lemonade stand, ice cream (Sunday only)
• For sale on the tour: flowers and vegetables

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 53 toward Upward Rd. Turn right on Upward Rd., then left on Commercial Blvd. by the McDonald’s. After .7 miles turn left on Crest Rd. After .3 miles, the farm will be on the right, just past the Nesbitt Angus Farm sign.

Marked Tree Vineyard

Lance Hiatt and Tim Parks, 828-513-3773
623 Deep Gap Rd., Flat Rock

Explore the terroir of our vineyard, which is part of the AVA Crest of the Blue Ridge, and learn about the vineyard’s history and changing seasons. Walking tours for Farm Tour attendees are at noon and 3 p.m. (weather permitting) and last about 30–45 minutes. Kids accompanied by an adult are allowed at Marked Tree and can participate in tours. Visitors are welcome to stay for a glass of our wine in our tasting room or patio, or purchase a bottle to take with you. Reservations are recommended for the tasting room by emailing wine@markedtreevineyard.com. Outside food is not permitted.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: wine tastings, wine by the glass, cheese, charcuterie plates
• For sale on the tour: wines by the bottle

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 53 toward Upward Rd. Turn left and continue on Upward Rd. for about 2 miles. Turn right onto Deep Gap Rd., then after half a mile, turn left to stay on Deep Gap Rd. After .3 miles turn left into the vineyard.

Pilot Mountain Pears

David and Beth Laughter, 828-243-5207
Circle L Farm Dr., Hendersonville

Our Olympic Giant pears are some of the largest and sweetest Asian pears in the area! Come pick your own among our 5,000 trees and enjoy beautiful views on our 50-acre farm. Plus, taste our fried apple pies and turnovers, made from family recipes passed down for generations. There are many areas on the property where you can relax with cider or pear slushy or set up a picnic. This year we will be introducing field cut, u-pick wildflowers (weather permitting).

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: pear slushies, baked goods, soft drinks, chai tea, coffee
• For sale on the tour: flowers, jams, honey, local produce, home decor, merchandise

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 49A. Merge onto US-64 E/Chimney Rock Rd., then turn right onto Sugarloaf Rd. Continue for 5.8 miles, then turn left onto Ridge Rd. After .4 miles, turn left onto Pilot Mountain Rd. for .8 miles, then left onto Circle L Farm Dr. The farm will be on your right.

Sideways Farm & Brewery

Jessica Schaefer, 828-595-2455
62 Eade Rd., Etowah

Visit one of the few breweries in the U.S. creating carbonation with our own local wildflower honey in our naturally carbonated farmhouse ales and lagers. At Sideways, we focus on using what local ingredients we have during the season they are available including our homegrown hops, herbs, and berries. Come on a guided tour or wander and explore on your own with a map. Our farm is 100-percent kid-friendly. We love educating our youth on the fundamentals of farming! Our chickens are very friendly and we have a play structure on the property for kids to enjoy while the parents relax and take in the beautiful scenery with a fresh ale. Catch live music and a makers market on Sunday, too!

• Tour en español (sábado y domingo)
• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: small-batch artisan beer, food trucks (El Querubín on Saturday and Pig in a Basket on Sunday)
• For sale on the tour: bottled beers, flowers, eggs, produce, honey

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 40. Turn right onto NC-280 W and continue for 7 miles. Turn left onto Ray Hill Rd., then take a slight right onto Turnpike Rd. Continue straight as the road turns into Holly Springs Rd. Turn right onto Brickyard Rd., left onto N Greenwood Forest Dr., right onto Brevard Rd., left onto Old Hwy 64, then right onto Eade Rd. The farm will be on your left.

Caitlyn Farms Sustainably Raised Beef

Atley Elliott, 828-894-0648
1507 Toney Rd., Mill Spring

Caitlyn Farms is home to a 600-acre grassfed beef operation and wildlife management area focusing on regenerative ranching practices, native grassland restorations, and wildlife habitat restorations. Join us on a guided hayride through some of our pastures amidst scenic views, colorful birds, wildflowers, and the happiest cows around. Come meet the crew, check out our cattle barn, and see all the ways we are working to help bridge the gap between wildlife conservation and ranching along the way! The tour will end back at the cow barn, where we will have informational booths from White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area and Blue Ridge Conservation Science, kids activities, and food from our friends at Taco Mundo.

• Tour en español (sábado y domingo)
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• To eat and drink: Taco Mundo food truck
• For sale on the tour: beef, farm merchandise, dog food, crafts

DIRECTIONS: Our farm is also home to a wedding venue, please look for signs and do not pull into Caitlyn Farms Event Center. Take I-26 E to exit 67 for US-74 E. Continue ahead then take exit 163 and turn left onto NC-108 E. In 5.6 miles, turn right onto A.R. Thompson Rd. After passing the Caitlyn Farms Event Center, turn right onto Toney Rd. Continue down Toney Rd, passing another Caitlyn Farms sign and going down the hill. There will be wildflowers lining the roadside into the cow barn entrance on the right, with two large wooden signs on either side of the driveway.

Overmountain Vineyards

Sofia Lilly, 828-243-6814
2012 Sandy Plains Rd., Tryon

Visit our boutique winery on a 70-acre family farm. We grow 16 acres of French vinifera focusing primarily on Petit Manseng, an elegant aromatic white originally from southwest France, as well as red varietals including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. We are also cultivating two acres of organic blueberries for u-pick and future winemaking. Take a walking tour of our vineyards and cellars and learn how we create old world–style wines using modern, innovative techniques. Those over 21 may join us for a tasting or bring a picnic to enjoy with your purchased bottle of wine. 

• Tour en español (sábado y domingo)
• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: wine tasting, wine by the glass, cheese, crackers
• For sale on the tour: wines by the bottle

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 67 for US-74 E. Continue ahead for 5.4 miles, then take exit 167 for NC-9 and turn right onto NC-9 S. In 3.1 miles turn right onto Sandy Plains Rd. In two miles, the winery will be on your right.

TK Family Farm

Jon D. Klimstra, 828-817-8348
1132 Airport Rd., Rutherfordton

We are a high-density 15-acre farm growing over 20 varieties of apples, consisting of 4,500 trees on 3.5 acres, using the most advanced horticultural techniques. Take our guided tours of the orchard and packing house in order to view all aspects of our operation. Visitors can also meet our nine goats and a donkey.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• For sale on the tour: apples and fresh-pressed cider

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 67 for US-74 E. Continue ahead for 5.4 miles then take exit 167 for NC-9 and turn right onto NC-9 S. In 4.9 miles take a slight left onto Chesnee Rd. In 4.9 miles take a right onto Airport Rd. and shortly after, the farm will be on your right.

Looking Glass Creamery

Jennifer and Andy Perkins, 828-458-0088
115 Harmon Dairy Ln., Columbus

We are a farmstead cow dairy and cheesemaking operation as well as a small-batch producer of pickles, jams, and hard cider (made from Creasman Farms apples). We will offer guided tours and demonstrations throughout the weekend, or you can pick up a map for a self-guided tour of the farm and hiking trails. Peek into our cheese production space and underground cellars through the viewing windows. Hang out in the garden and “farmyard” area with our goats and chickens. Kids can visit an activity table all day. Stay for lunch or ice cream from our farm store! See below for timed activities and visit Looking Glass Creamery’s webpage for more details.

Saturday
12pm – Cheese 101 and vertical Cheddar tasting, meet by Farm Store
2pm – Farm Tour with Farmer Andy, starts at Farm Store
4pm – Bird Watch Hike to Conserved areas of the farm to observe wild birds migrating through the farm with experienced birder

Sunday
12pm – Bird Watch Hike
2pm Farm Tour with Farmer Andy
4pm – Cheese 101 and vertical Cheddar tasting

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (handicap accessible)
• To eat or drink: cheese and charcuterie boards, grilled cheese sandwiches, ice cream, hard cider, wine
• For sale on the tour: cheese, grassfed beef, ice cream pints, pickles, jam, other local goods

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 67 for US-74 E. Continue ahead for 5.4 miles then take exit 167 for NC-9 and turn right onto NC-9 S. In 6.9 miles turn right onto Harmon Dairy Lane and then take your first left. The creamery and farm store will be on your right.

Melvin Hill Meats – NEW

Craig & Abby Taffaro, 828-722-1233
584 Melvin Hill Rd., Columbus

We raise pigs, chickens, cattle, bees, and sometimes sheep. Meat is processed here on farm at our N.C.-inspected meat processing facility and sold via animal shares. Visitors can check out a recent planting of about 1,000 mixed fruit and nut trees that are part of our work to establish a pig habitat. Guided tours and demonstrations available at the bottom of every hour, with self-guided tours available at any time. Kids can practice paleontology as they search for animal bones to learn anatomy and earn a prize. Plus, kids can feed treats to the pigs and chickens.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Restroom (not handicap accessible)
• For sale on the tour: honey, eggs, hand-crafted seasoning blends, pork and beef shares, tallow-based soap

DIRECTIONS: Take I-26 E to exit 67 for US-74 E toward Rutherfordton. Take exit 167 toward Mill Spring/New Prospect and turn right onto NC-9 S and continue for 6 miles. Take a slight left onto Chesnee Rd. and after two miles, turn right onto Melvin Hill Rd. Stay left at the fork and continue on Melvin Hill Rd. and the farm will be on your right.