Updated: August 31, 2023
The WNC Farmers Market sits on a 36-acre site overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Biltmore Estate. Specialty items offered include ramps, sourwood honey, mountain cabbage, and Biltmore tomatoes.
This week: As summer nears its end, look forward to seeing North Carolina apples, pumpkins, gourds, and other fall crops at the market within the next week or two.
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570 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 253-1691
ncagr.gov/markets
With more than 30 vendors, Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market is the largest farmers market in the far western part of the state. Vendors at this producer-only market grow, raise, produce, create and craft their bounty in Haywood or adjacent mountain counties.
This week: Enjoy offerings from Harvest Moon Crepes as you shop for late-summer veggies.
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250 Pigeon Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
(828) 655-5305
waynesvillefarmersmarket.com
The largest all-volunteer market in North Carolina, the Mount Holly Farmers Market is dedicated to supporting small farms. During non-pandemic times, there is also a chef-in-residence program, in which a chef demonstrates healthy cooking techniques using in-season ingredients that can be found at the market.
This week: Shop for tomatoes, okra, melons, berries, beans, and more.
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226 South Main Street
Mount Holly, NC 28120
(704) 951-4066
homegrownmountholly.com
Located in a historic train depot, the Lexington Farmers Market offers a large variety of seasonal produce, plants, meat, chicken, honey, baked goods, and crafts. Visitors can also enjoy local musicians and on-site cooking demonstrations throughout the season.
This week: Enjoy homemade ice cream samples — and a demo at 10 a.m. — as you shop for eggplant, green beans, okra, squash, peppers, and tomatoes.
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129 South Railroad Street, Lexington, NC 27292
lexingtonfarmersmarketnc.com
The Charlotte Regional Farmers Market offers fresh fruits and vegetables sourced from both local and global producers. Other products offered include fresh pork, grass-fed beef, goat milk cheese, baked goods, jams and jellies, fresh-cut flowers, and plants.
This week: Stock up on watermelons, squash, zucchini, honey, and more.
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1801 Yorkmont Road
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 357-1269
ncagr.gov
Encompassing 70 acres, this market hosts more than 200 farmers, artisans, and concessioners. It’s also home to the Moose Café, which serves down-home classics for breakfast and lunch, as well as AB Seed, a one-stop shop for gardening needs.
This week: Fill your basket with the season’s first apples, plus figs, hot peppers, corn, broccoli, green beans, squash, peaches, blackberries, and more. Plus, attend yoga with Laramie.
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2914 Sandy Ridge Road
Colfax, North Carolina 27235
(336) 605-9157
ncagr.gov
This market dates back to the pre-World War II era. It moved from downtown Raleigh in 1955 and settled at its current location — on 77 acres with 16 buildings — in 1991. The State Farmers Market hosts hundreds of vendors and serves more than 3 million visitors per year. There are also three on-site restaurants: The Market Grill by Carolina Crispy Fry, serving breakfast and lunch; the State Farmers Market Restaurant, serving down-home country cooking; and the North Carolina Seafood Restaurant.
This week: Load up on watermelons, peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches, garden peas, and more, and keep an eye out for figs and pawpaws.
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1249 Farmers Market Drive
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-7417
statefarmersmarket.org
The farmers market tradition in New Bern is one of the oldest in the state, dating back to at least the 1930s. The market has been operating at its present location in the historic downtown area since the early 1980s, exclusively featuring products that are homegrown or handmade by vendors — everything from eggs to ornaments — and offering a creative outlet for local artisans.
This week: Shop for tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, okra, field peas, squash, cantaloupes, honeydews, and watermelons, and get fall garden tips from the plant farmers.
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421 South Front Street
New Bern, NC 28560
(252) 633-0043
newbernfarmersmarket.org
Located in the Rocky Mount Mills Historic District, this market offers produce, plants, freshly caught local seafood, jams and jellies, freshly baked bread, handmade crafts, and local craft beer. More than just a place to buy and sell, visitors flock to the Rocky Mount Farmers Market to enjoy the experience of shopping local and meeting the vendors who grow and craft their products.
This week: Shop for muscadine grapes, watermelons, honeydew melons, cantaloupes, sweet corn, peaches, tomatoes, and more at the Labor Day Market as you listen to live music by Russ James and snack on food truck fare from Amp’s Rib Hut.
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1006 Peachtree Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(252) 459-9810
nashcountync.gov/175
Not seeing a market in your area? Check out the North Carolina Department of Agriculture Farmers Market Directory.
When it comes to spreading holiday cheer, the residents of this Chatham County town start early.
Our editor in chief shares a few treasured memories from her childhood home, a Christmas Eve night being one of the very first.
We took some, ahem, creative liberties when we combed through Our State’s archives to find a few favorite stories that carry the tune of a Christmas classic.
From decades-old family recipes to a centuries-old Carolina cookie, we’re filling our holiday tables with dishes that have stood the test of time.
