Mitchell County Local Foods

Local Food Guide

This guide has been compiled by N.C. Cooperative Extension, Mitchell County Center, to provide an up-to-date and accessible guide to locally produced vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, herbs, mushrooms, and more. Suppliers are added on an ongoing basis, and our goal is to update all information monthly. If you would like to be included in this list, please contact Eve Kindley at 828.688.4811.

Supplier	Contact	Location	About
Blue Ridge Blueberries	Call: 317-658-3259 Email	Spruce Pine (Altapass area)	Products: Blueberries Availability: late June – Mid September depending on weather Distribution: U-Pick or preorder Preferred contact: email
Complete Feast Farm	Text or call: 828.260.7923	Bakersville	Products: Angus beef, free-range eggs, produce. Specialties: goose eggs, fruit, herbs, and flowers. Availability: Meat, eggs, and greenhouse produce year-round. Other produce, fruit, and flowers in season. Distribution: Through Just Local Market (Bakersville). Preferred contact: Phone. Leave a message or text to guarantee a timely response.
Crow Bar Farm	Call: 828.467.0538	Little Switzerland	Products: Gourmet jams and jellies, dry mixes, rubs, flavored sugars and dessert sauces. Availability: Year-round. Distribution: Shipping and local delivery; option to purchase through Facebook page. Preferred contact: Phone, Facebook, Instagram.
Fork Mountain Farm	Call: 828.766.0904	Bakersville	Products: Fruit and berries Availability: Blueberries (June–Aug.), pears (late July–Aug.), kiwis (Aug.–Sep.), apples (Aug.–Oct.), persimmons (Oct.). Distribution: Preorder and delivery, Bakersville Farmers Market. Preferred contact: Phone. Leave message if no answer.
Green Toe Ground Farm	Text: 828.284.7715 Email Square site	Celo	Products: Mixed organic vegetables. Availability: Mid-Apr. through Dec. Distribution: Preorder, farmers markets, CSA through online sales. Preferred contact: Email or text.
Harrell Hill Farms	Text: 828.467.0280 Email	Bakersville	Products: Grass-fed beef (USDA inspected, packed, and frozen), sorghum molasses, and sweet corn. Availability: Beef and sorghum available year-round; corn in season only. Distribution: Farm self-serve, pickup and pay at 2126 Harrell Hill Rd., Bakersville, NC 28705. Sorghum sold at Ingles and Griffith’s General Store (Green Mountain). Preferred contact: Text or email.
Jackie’s … Naturally	Email	Mitchell County	Products: A wide variety of greens, microgreens, and produce. Availability: Currently selling salad mix, kale, spring onions, radishes, and salad turnips. Coming soon: microgreens, spinach, swiss chard, Orach, Tat soi, mustard, edible podded peas, romaine lettuce. As the season develops: squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, ground cherries, green beans, winter squash, and carrots. Distribution: Preorder system through email, with weekly pickup in Burnsville. Spruce Pine and/or Micaville pickup locations will be added as demand dictates. Payment via website using PayPal or debit/credit card. Preferred contact: Email.
Just Local Market	Text or call 828.260.7923	Bakersville	Products: Locally produced items from family farms in our area. Lamb, pork, beef, cheeses, eggs, fresh seasonal produce and fruit, mushrooms, microgreens, lactofermented products, jams, jellies, honey, baked goods, salsas, pickles, spice mixes, tinctures, crafts and more. Availability: Open Wed.–Fri. 12 p.m.–5 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Distribution: In store, 431 B South Mitchell Ave., Bakersville, NC (across from Bowman Middle School). Preferred contact: Phone. Leave a message or text to guarantee a timely response.
La Petite Baking Co.	Email	Burnsville	Products: Baked goods. Croissants, turnovers, poptarts, poundcake, pies, fruit tarts, bread, cheese crackers, sweet and spicy nuts, tea breads (banana, pumpkin etc.) and jellies. Availability: Year-round. Distribution: Yancey County Farmers Market (Burnsville, starting May 16); prepackaged weekly selection and preorders. Preferred contact: Email.
Loafers Glory Greenhouse	Facebook	Loafers Glory	Products: Annuals, herbs, and Vegetable plants. Availability: May and June. Distribution: On-site purchase. Preferred contact: Facebook.
Mayland Mushrooms	Text: 828.536.9144 Email	Mitchell County	Products: Fresh and dried culinary and medicinal mushrooms, fresh and dried flowers, seasonal produce, mushroom cultivation supplies, mushroom extracts and essences. Availability: Fresh produce available in season; dried items, cultivation supplies, extracts, and essences available year-round. Distribution: Preorder with farm pickup; Just Local Market (Bakersville), Yancey County Farmers Market (Burnsville). Preferred contact: Text or email.
Narrow Way Farms	Call or text: 828.260.4804 Email Facebook Instagram	Bakersville	Products: Many varieties of microgreens. Availability: Year-round (grown indoors). Distribution: Monthly subscription program with free delivery to the local area. Also available at Just Local Market (Bakersville), Avery County Farmers Market (Banner Elk), and wholesale. Preferred contact: Email, call, or text.
Oleo Acres	Email	Little Switzerland	Products: Honey. Availability: Starting in June. Distribution and contact: Email to arrange purchase.
Ray’s Meats	Email	Bakersville	Products: Locally raised beef and pork. Availability: Year-round. Distribution: Through Just Local Market (Bakersville). Preferred contact: Email.
Soilshine Farm and Ferments	Email	Burnsville	Products: Sauerkrauts, kimchi, seasonal pickles, hot sauces, beverages, and more. Availability: Year-round. Distribution: Yancey County Farmers Market (Burnsville, starting May 16); Burnsville Health & Nutrition; Locally Good Shop (Burnsville); Maples Cafe (Micaville); Ten Thousand Things Food Coop (Celo); Just Local Market (Bakersville); High Country Food Hub (Boone). Customers can join email preorder list and pick at Yancey County Farmers Market weekly starting May 16. Preferred contact: Email.
The Orchard at Altapass	Contact via website	Spruce Pine	Products: Apples. Availability: Fall into winter. Distribution: At the orchard, Mile Marker 328.3, Blue Ridge Parkway / 1025 Orchard Rd., Spruce Pine, NC 28777. Preferred contact: Via website.
Young Brothers Farm	Call: 828.387.7318 Email Facebook	Newland	Products: Pork, beef, eggs, seasonal produce. Availability: Spring availability includes greens of different varieties, radishes, turnips, rhubarb, spring onions, ramps. As the season progresses, will have cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, and more. Distribution: CSA and farm stand are currently suspended. Now offering a preorder system through email, with customer sign-up through website. Weekly (Friday) deliveries to drop-off points in Newland, Spruce Pine, and Burnsville. Payment at pickup by cash or check. Preferred contact: Email or website.