Conveniently near downtown Asheville, the Western North Carolina Farmer's Market is on a thirty-six-acre site with a beautiful panoramic view of the mountains. The market is open all year round, and seven days a week. The public is invited to come here and enjoy the atmosphere and character of the mountains. Admission is FREE. See a list of events below!
The retail area features displays of high quality fruits and vegetables, mountain crafts, jams, jellies, preserves, sourwood honey, and dozens of other farm fresh items. Inside you will also find a deli that offers sandwiches and ice cream. These buildings are open daily 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., April-October; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., November-March.
Jesse Israel & Sons Garden and Nursery Center feature top quality plants, trees, and shrubs. You will enjoy strolling through their colorful facility that includes a greenhouse full of tropical plants, ponds full of water plants, bonsai, and a forty-foot waterfall.
There are five open-air truck sheds to provide 194 spaces for farmers and dealers to display top quality produce at reasonable prices. One truck shed is specifically designated for certified farmers who sell what they grow direct to the consumer. The market has a small dealers building and two large wholesale buildings. These buildings offer produce year round to grocery stores, restaurants, institutions, and roadside markets. This area is open 24 hours, seven days a week.
Read more about local farms and tailgate markets and see farms to tour. And tour the Apple Orchards near Hendersonville.
Directions
The WNC Farmers Market is found at 570 Brevard Road, in Asheville, North Carolina. The location could not be better, as it is at Exit #47 on Interstate 40.
If arriving on Interstate 40, simply take Exit #47 and turn South on Brevard Road (Highway 191), the WNC Farmers Market will be immediately on the left.
If arriving on Interstate 26 West, simply take Exit #33 and turn left on Highway 191(Brevard Road), continue approximately 1 mile. The WNC Farmers Market will be on your right. They are open daily serving three meals.
2013 Special Events (Free) at the Asheville Farmers Market
April 5-6, 2013
7th Annual BBQ Cook-off & Bluegrass Jam
Free admission with plenty of great live music and food.
April 13 & 27, 2013
Master Gardener Plant Clinic
11 a.m.-2 p.m. The NCSU Master Gardeners Program offers plant clinics to assist the public in diagnosing and solving gardening questions. All clinics are free, and the public is encouraged to bring samples from problem plants or insects that need to be diagnosed and/or identified. The Master Gardener Program provides research-based information on home horticulture. Trained Volunteers are prepared to help with advice on growing plants, insect identification and managing disease problems.
April 13, 2013
Farmers Market Car Show
10 AM - 2 PM
April 26-27, 2013
"Growing in the Mountains" Plant Show
Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Hort Association. Truckshed #5, WNC Farmers Market. Certified nurseries will be selling their products to the public.
May 3-5, 2013
Annual Spring Herb Festival
Largest Herb Festival in the Southeast with 50+ herb businesses from North Carolina and Southeast with the largest selection of herb plants anywhere, herbs, books, soaps, herbal crafts, medicinal herbs, lotions, dried flowers, herbal baked goods, herbal gifts and much more.
Saturday, May 11 & 25, 2013
Master Gardener Plant Clinic
11 a.m.-2 p.m. The NCSU Master Gardeners Program offers plant clinics to assist the public in diagnosing and solving gardening questions. All clinics are free, and the public is encouraged to bring samples from problem plants or insects that need to be diagnosed and/or identified. The Master Gardener Program provides research-based information on home horticulture. Trained Volunteers are preparedto help with advice on growing plants, insect identification and managing disease problems.
Saturday, June 8 & 22, 2013
Master Gardener Plant Clinic
11 a.m.-2 p.m. The NCSU Master Gardeners Program offers plant clinics to assist the public in diagnosing and solving gardening questions. All clinics are free, and the public is encouraged to bring samples from problem plants or insects that need to be diagnosed and/or identified. The Master Gardener Program provides research-based information on home horticulture. Trained Volunteers are prepared to help with advice on growing plants, insect identification and managing disease problems.
Friday, June 11, 2013
Blackberry Day
11 am-1 pm
Friday, July 13, 2013
Watermelon Day
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sweet, juicy melons…what could be better on a hot summer day! Get a taste of fresh, locally grown watermelons at the Watermelon Day and enjoy a little family fun. Hosted by the WNC Farmers Market, the N.C. Watermelon Association, and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Watermelon Day has activities to bring out the kid in all of us. There will be free watermelon slices for all and drawings for free watermelons and prizes. To round out the day's events, there will be a watermelon seed-spitting contest and watermelon-eating contest for kids. And, if coaxed a little, the reigning N. C. Watermelon Queen will show how far she can spit a watermelon seed!
Saturday, July 13 & 27, 2013
Saturday, August 10 & 24, 2013
Master Gardener Plant Clinics
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Need help with gardening? The NCSU Master Gardeners Program offers plant clinics to assist the public in diagnosing and solving gardening questions. All clinics are free, and the public is encouraged to bring samples from problem plants or insects that need to be diagnosed and/or identified. The Master Gardener Program provides research-based information on home horticulture. Trained Volunteers are prepared to help with advice on growing plants, insect identification and managing disease problems.
Friday, August 11, 2013
Tomato Tasting
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Enjoy the pleasure of summer with firm, red, juicy garden fresh tomatoes. Whether you prefer them sliced thick on your favorite sandwich, chopped into canned soups for that homemade goodness or prefer to eat them fresh like you would an apple, a flavorful tomato is a real treat. From Mr. Stripey to romas, the vendors at the WNC Farmers' Market have tomatoes to excite your taste buds! Come try out some of the most popular varieties of the season and tell us your favorites.
Saturday, September 14 & 28, 2013
Master Gardener Plant Clinic
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Need help with gardening? The NCSU Master Gardeners Program offers plant clinics to assist the public in diagnosing and solving gardening questions. All clinics are free, and the public is encouraged to bring samples from problem plants or insects that need to be diagnosed and/or identified. The Master Gardener Program provides research-based information on home horticulture. Trained Volunteers are prepared to help with advice on growing plants, insect identification and managing disease problems.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Master Gardener Clinic
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. One more opportunity to look at those difficult home horticulture situations and get expert advice from the NCSU Master Gardener Program. Volunteers will help you in identifying home horticulture pests, plant care and management of disease.
Also check out the annual Family Farm Tour each June.
