Cucumbers are here! This bright, crunchy, and hydrating vegetable comes in many varieties. Of course, there are classic slicing cucumbers, but thanks to Thatchmore Farm‘s season extension techniques, you can find a variety of different cucumbers at their usual markets–North Asheville and West Asheville–and now at a new location at Leicester Farmers Market. More vendors
With spring markets in full flush, there are plenty of options to honor and spoil the mother figure in your life. No matter who you’d like to honor this week, Buncombe County farmers tailgate markets are stocked with flowers, treats, and plenty of gift ideas for the special person in your life. Getting flowers from
Spring has finally offered us some April showers, and those farmers and fields of produce sure needed it! With the vibrancy of Spring and the arrival of more produce, now is the perfect time to throw together a hyper-local, yet simple stir-fry. With a long history and tradition in Chinese culture, stir-fries are all about
More icons of Spring are making their debut and this week is all about ramps and green garlic. Both ramps and green garlic have a short harvest period, so enjoy them while they’re here! And we have more markets opening soon. Catch Enka-Candler Farmers Market opening on Thursday, April 30, Swannanoa Farmers Market on Saturday,
Strawberry season is upon us! The closer we get to May, the more strawberries will be available at market, but catch early varieties from McConnell Farms at North Asheville Tailgate Market and Ivy Creek Family Farm at North Asheville and Weaverville markets. In a few short weeks, you’ll be able to find more strawberries from
With the arrival of the new season, we welcome the return of farmers markets and the dozens of vendors that come with them! With more than 100 farmers markets across the Appalachian Grown region, more markets will reopen throughout the spring over the coming weeks. Many of these markets offer SNAP incentives and other promotional
Many farmers are making their long-awaited return as farmers tailgate markets are preparing to open for a new season with a few shifts in operating hours over the next few weeks. Below is a rundown for what to look for at Buncombe County markets, but you can also find opening dates for markets across the
March is a month of transitions. The days stretch longer, the soil begins to warm, and the first signs of spring arrive at farmers markets and on our tables. With the Spring Equinox bringing day and night into balance, and Women’s History Month inviting reflection, it’s a meaningful time to consider what we eat and
When the clocks spring forward, our mornings arrive a little earlier than we might like. The shift into daylight savings time can leave many of us feeling groggy and rushed, but it also marks the beginning of one of the most exciting seasons at the farmers market–Spring! Not only have the first strawberries been spotted
If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen 2026 declared as the year of the cabbage, but foodies and farmers market goers know that cabbage never really needed to be trending. Long before social media anointed the humble, layered globe as the vegetable of the moment, communities across the world relied on cabbage as