Agritourism

Apple Hill Orchard and Cider Mill

Address: 2075 Pleasant Hill Avenue, Morganton

Business Contact: Harley and Gayle Prewitt

Phone Number: 828-433-1406 / 828-437-1224

Email: hprewitt@applehillorchard.com

Website: http://www.applehillorchard.com/

Date & Time: Late Aug-Dec 24: Mon-Sat 9-6pm; close at 5pm starting late Oct

Directions: Exit 104 from I-40. Travel south 4 miles on Enola Rd. Turn right onto Pleasant Hill Ave. Apple orchard on right approximately 200 yards.

Services & Information: Tours, vendor at Burke and McDowell Farmers Markets, Orchard, Pick-Your-Own, Roadside Stand. Orchard bakery, restrooms, picnic facilities, Saturday wagon tours, country store, school tours Mon-Fri. w/reservation.

Items: Apples, cider, peaches.

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Apple Orchard Farm

Address: 640 Mariposa Road, Stanley

Business Contact: Arthur Duckworth

Phone Number: 704-263-2635 / 704-718-4923

Email: appleorchardfarm@bellsouth.net

Website: http://www.appleorchardfarmnc.com

Date & Time: Open year round, Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. Call ahead for product availability and information.

Directions: 1.5 miles off Hwy 27 onto Mariposa Rd. in Stanley. 4 miles off Plank Rd. from Hwy. 16 onto Mariposa Rd. Look for the windmill!

Services & Information: Farm Tours, Meat Market, Orchard, Roadside Stand, Wholesale Available. Vendor at Mt. Holly and Lincolnton Farmers Markets. NC meat handlers license, member Goodness Grows in North Carolina and NC Agritourism Networking Association.

Items: All natural beef and pork meats, seasonal produce and apples, honey, garden vegetable plants, farm tours.

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Bird Brain Ostrich Ranch

Address: 6691 Little Mountain Road, Sherrill’s Ford

Business Contact: Anthony Roberts, Pat Roberts, Mike Todd

Phone Number: 704-483-1620

Email: BOR@charter.net

Website: http://www.birdbrainranch.com

Date & Time: Open year round, 7 days a week.

Directions: From I-77 North, left at exit 36. Travel west on Hwy 150 for 9.5 miles. Turn right onto Little Mountain Rd. Go 1.75 miles, farm on left.

Services & Information: Farm Tours by appt., Wholesale Available, Vendor at Davidson and Matthews Farmers Markets. Restrooms, picnic facility, camping area.

Items: Eggs, fresh ostrich meat.

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Carolina Cattle & Livestock, LLC

Address: 330 Lewis Road, Gastonia

Business Contact: Eric L. Riley

Phone Number: 704-747-6420 / 704-842-1208

Email: eat@carolinacattle.com

Website: http://www.carolinacattle.com

Date & Time: Open year round. Call ahead for appointment at Farm Store, 9am-6pm

Directions: From I-85, take exit 20, New Hope Rd, north 1.5 miles. Right on Auten; right on Acapulco Lane. Left on Monterrey Park Drive. Second right on Lynn Drive. After curve, left on 1st gravel drive. Lewis Farm is on left. Small red building, trimmed in white is the Farm Store.

Services & Information: Advance Order, Agricultural Tourism, Roadside Stand, Vendor at Gastonia Farmers Market. Also host birthday parties, weddings, corporate events, school field trips, Fall Harvest every weekend in October, horse drawn wagon rides, picnic facilities.

Items: Pasture raised beef and pork, free range eggs, pumpkins, hay

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Carrigan Farms

Address: 1261 Oakridge Farm Highway, Mooresville, NC 28115

Business Contact: Doug Carrigan

Phone Number: 704-664-1450

Email: doug@carriganfarms.com

Website: http://carriganfarms.com

Date & Time: April-November, 7 days a week, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Directions: Check the website for details.

Services & Information: Check the website for details.

Items: Apples, asparagus, pumpkins, strawberries, traditional vegetables

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Cedar Lake Farm

Address: 5829 E. Hwy. 27, Iron Station

Business Contact: Bill Cline, Jr.

Phone Number: 704-483-5048 / 704-201-8922

Website: http://www.cedarlaketreefarm.com

Date & Time: Thanksgiving Day-mid Dec, 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, Sun 10-8 pm

Directions: On Hwy 27 between Lincolnton and Stanley, 15 miles from Charlotte

Services & Information: Christmas Tree Farm, Wholesale available. We have a variety of animals, restrooms, picnic facilities, wheelchair accessible.

Items: Christmas trees and wreaths, wholesale landscape trees.

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Devine Farms

Address: 2675 St. James Church Road, Newton

Business Contact: Joe and Susie Devine

Phone Number: 828-466-0130 / 828-461-2012

Email: devine5farm@bellsouth.net

Website: http://www.ncagr.gov/devinefarms.htm

Date & Time: Call or email farm for times and scheduling.

Directions: From I-40, take Exit 132 to Hwy 16. Left on Hwy 16. Go approximately 7 miles then left on St. James Ch. Rd. Devine Farms is located on right about 2 miles. From Business Hwy 321 south out of Newton, turn on Smyre Farm Rd. At stop sign, turn right. Farm is approximately 1 ½ miles on right.

Services & Information: Agricultural Tourism, Roadside Stand

Items: Rabbit, beef, and seasonal vegetables. Birthday parties, hayrides, barn yard animals, picnic area, restrooms, school field trips, corn maze, pumpkins

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Elliott Family Farms

Address: 5022 Brooks Chapel Road, Polkville

Business Contact: Hilda Elliott

Phone Number: 704-538-8661 / 704-472-9668

Email: elliottsupply@carolina.rr.com

Website: http://www.ncagr.gov/ncproducts/ShowSite.asp?ID=100566

Date & Time: Agr Tour Show/Festival - 1st weekend of Oct., Sat & Sun: 10am-8pm. Tours available if you call in advance.

Directions: Take Hwy 226 north, 2.5 miles out of Polkville. Turn at Five Forks on London Rd. Travel 1.5 miles; right at Elliott Family Farms sign.

Services & Information: Agricultural Festival, Farm Tours

Items: Molasses, homemade apple butter. We have an Agr. Tour attraction – first weekend in Oct every year. Turn of the Century Farm setting – restored log cabins, exhibits, antique tractors, Old General Store, vintage shops, Black Smith Shop, Hit and Miss Engine Show with tractor pull, etc. Molasses making from Oct – Nov. Visitors are welcome to come and watch and tour the farm while this operation is going on. Find us on Facebook.

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Gilcrest Natural Farm

Address: 1164 Lowes Lane, Iron Station

Business Contact: Gil and Amy Foster

Phone Number: 704-308-1431

Email: amyjofoster@yahoo.com

Website: http://gilcrestnc.com/

Date & Time: Open year round, Mon-Sat. Call before coming.

Directions: From Hwy 16 and Hwy 73 - go west on Hwy 73 to Ingleside Farm Rd. Turn right at top of the exit. Turn right on Old Plank Rd. Turn left on Lowes Lane (at Old Plank subdivision). Bear left on the gravel road at the end of the cul-de-sac. Look for 1164 at top of hill.

Services & Information: Advance Order, Community Supported Agriculture/CSA, Meat Market. Vendor at Davidson, Charlotte Regional-Yorkmont, and Cramerton Farmers Markets.

Items: Beef, eggs, chicken, traditionally grown vegetables (sustainable).

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Grateful Growers Farm

Address: 3006 Mack Ballard Road, Denver

Business Contact: Natalie Veres

Phone Number: 828-234-5182

Email: info@ggfarm.com

Website: http://www.ggfarm.com/

Date & Time: By appointment

Directions: Two miles west of the intersection of NC16 and Hwy 150. Turn south onto Mack Ballard Road. Farm is 1.5 miles on left.

Services & Information: Tours, Meat Market at Farm by appointment. Vendors at the Lincoln County Farmers Market in Denver, Charlotte Regional, Matthews and Davidson.

Items: Pork.

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