15 Years of Asheville City Market
Asheville City Market was established in 2008 as a learning lab to pilot new programs and provide more opportunities for farmers, particularly those unable to access existing market options. The market started on Charlotte Street before moving to North Market Street in 2017. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the market operated as ASAP Farmers Market on A-B Tech’s campus. We returned downtown at the start of the 2022 season.
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Time & Place
Every Saturday, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., January 7 to March 25 (Regular Season market hours, April to December, are 9 am–noon.)
North Market Street between Woodfin and Walnut streets in downtown Asheville. The street is closed to traffic during market times.
Free parking for customers is available at the HomeTrust Bank lot and at the Family Justice Center lot across from the YMCA at 35 Woodfin Street. Handicapped parking is available. There is a bus stop on the N1 and N2 routes one block away, on Broadway. Buses stop at both Woodfin and Walnut streets.
Vendors
Sign up for the Asheville City Market e-newsletter to see the weekly vendor schedule. The list below reflects vendors for the entire season, but not all will attend market each week.
Farms
Bear Necessities Farm, Carolina Flowers, Creasman Farms, Crow Fly Farms, Dry Ridge Farm, Fisher Branch Florals, Finally Farm, The Forest Farmacy, Green Toe Ground Farm, Headwaters Market Garden, High Country Nursery, Lee’s One Fortune Farm, Myseanica Family Farm, Stump Farms, Olivette Farm, Ten Mile Farm, Three Graces Dairy, Winter Greens Farm
Foods
Ali Rae Foods, Beeswax & Butter, Better Thymes, Blue Ridge Mountain Creamery, Farm Girl Foodie, Good Gravy Bakes, La Gringa Tamalera, Mother Ocean Market, Notorious Coffee Roasting Company, Rio Bertolini’s Fresh Pasta, Serotonin Ferments, Shanti Elixirs, Simple Bread, Sweet Brine’d Fermented Foods
Body Care & Craft Products
Balm Mountain Soap, Bonny Bath, Plants and Knits
Services
Daily Cycle, Karasu EdgeWorks, Of Sage and Stone
Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables
Get more with your SNAP dollars! ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetable program is available at Asheville City Market. As a SNAP customer, you swipe your EBT card for any amount, then receive that amount in SNAP tokens as well as an additional match, up to $20, in Farm Fresh Bucks, which can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables.
Learn more about ASAP’s Double SNAP and other SNAP programs at farmers markets.
Apply to Be a Vendor
To apply to be a vendor for the winter season of Asheville City Market (January 7-March 25, 2023), please fill out the application by clicking here. Applications after October 31, 2022, will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Details are included in the application. If you have any questions, please contact the market manager at (828) 348-0340, acm@asapconnections.org.
To apply to be a vendor for the regular season of Asheville City Market (April 1-December 16, 2023), please fill out the application by clicking here. Applications after February 25, 2023, will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Details are included in the application. If you have any questions, please contact the market manager at (828) 348-0340, acm@asapconnections.org.
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