Meat & Eggs

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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Big Oak Farm

Address: 2749 Sherrill Cove Way, Denver

Business Contact: Mike Smith

Phone Number: 704-785-0038

Email: mikesmith1859@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.bigoakfarmnc.com

Date & Time: Open year round, Mon-Sat. Call ahead for availability.

Directions: From Hwy 16 and Hwy 73 intersection, go north on Hwy 16 to 1st stop light, turn right on Unity Church Rd. Go exactly 2 miles, turn left on Morris. Go 200 yards, turn left on Sherrill Cove. We are 5th house on right.

Services & Information: Vendors at the farmers markets in Gastonia, Conover, and Davidson.

Items: Beef


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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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Bluebird Farm

Address: 4178 Bluebird Drive, Morganton

Business Contact: Marie Williamson and William Lyons

Phone Number: 828-584-7359

Email: BluebirdFarmNC@gmail.com

Website: http://www.BluebirdFarmNC.com

Date & Time: Open year round. Call or e-mail in advance for appointment.

Directions: Six miles from downtown Morganton. Call or email for directions.

Services & Information: Advance Order, Community Supported Agriculture/CSA, Vendor at Downtown Morganton, Hickory, and Conover Farmers Markets.

Items: Eggs, herbs, pastured pork, pastured poultry (broilers), naturally grown vegetables and flowers. All meats are pastured, antibiotic-free animals: chicken—whole, dressed 3-5 lb. broilers, pastured pork by the pound and 20 pound family pack.


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Broken Wheel Farm

Address: 251 Ashebrook Park Road, Dallas

Business Contact: Charles Proctor

Phone Number: 704-922-7220 / 704-678-1237

Email: charles280@bellsouth.net

Date & Time: Open year round, call for appointment.

Directions: Approx. 2 miles west of Dallas on Hwy 279. Right on Ashebrook Pk Rd. Cross bridge, 2nd drive on right.

Services & Information: Vendor at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market.

Items: Eggs, honey, lamb, pork, goat.


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Conover Farmers Market

Address: 109 1st Street East Conover

Business Contact: Julie Lehmann

Phone Number: 828-234-7075

Email: marketmanager@conoverfarmersmarket.org

Website: http://conoverfarmersmarket.org

Date & Time: April – mid Nov: Sat 7:30am-12:00pm

Directions: Downtown Conover, corner of Rte. 16 Business and 1st St East at Conover Post Office parking lot.

Services & Information: Farmers Market

Items: Apples, Asian pears, beef, blueberries, peaches, persimmons, Jersey farmstead cheese, lamb, pork, wine, sweet ciders, organic dry herbal rubs, sweet corn, eggs, goat cheese, herbs, honey, jams & jellies, melons, shiitake mushrooms, poultry, pumpkins, strawberries, organic vegetables, traditionally grown vegetables.


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Downtown Hickory Farmers Market

Address: Union Square, Hickory

Business Contact: Donna Cullum, Market Manager

Phone Number: 828-308-6508

Email: downtwnmarketmgr@aol.com

Website: http://www.hickoryfarmersmarket.com

Date & Time: Apri 28-Oct 31. Sat 8am-1pm Wed 10am-3:00pm. Holiday Market on Nov. 17 and 24 from 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Directions: Located on the west end of Union Square, downtown Hickory

Services & Information: Restrooms, downtown shopping, restaurants, wheelchair accessible

Items: Apples, asparagus, beef, blackberries, blueberries, apple cider, sweet corn, goat cheese, eggs, muscadine grapes, herbs, honey, jams and jellies, melons, shiitake mushrooms, peaches, pork, chicken, pumpkins, strawberries, organic vegetables, traditionally grown vegetables. We also offer rice, fresh ginger, cut flowers, bedding plants, veggie starts, baked goods, raspberries, and homemade crafts.


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Foothills Farmers’ Market

Address: 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, NC Mailing address: P.O. Box 502, Shelby, NC 28151

Business Contact: Greg Traywick

Phone Number: 704-482-4365

Email: foothillsfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Website: http://www.foothillsfarmersmarket.com

Date & Time: (1) Uptown Shelby Main Market: May-Nov, Wed & Sat, 8 AM-12 Noon. (2) Shelby Satellite: Jun-Aug, Tues, 8 AM-12 Noon. (3) Boiling Springs Satellite: Thu, 5 PM - 8 PM.

Directions: (1)Uptown Shelby Main Market: Located under tents on Washington Street at historic courthouse square in Uptown Shelby, NC (2) Shelby Satellite: Located in the parking lot of the Cleveland County Health Department, 315 E. Grover Street, Shelby, NC (3) Boiling Springs Satellite: Located in the parking lot of the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA, 1322 Patrick Avenue, Boilings Springs, NC.

Services & Information: Farmers Market, Organic/Sustainable Agriculture. Wheelchair accessible, and restrooms nearby.

Items: These certified local tailgate market locations offer a range of fresh fruits and vegetables, baked items, cut flowers, farmstead cheeses and eggs, all-natural personal and home care products, and ornamental plants, all produced within a 50-mile radius of Cleveland County.


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Freedom Farm

Address: 3953 Beda Road, Maiden

Business Contact: Bill Reed

Phone Number: 828-466-2620

Email: reed4freedom@charter.net

Website: http://www.freedomfarmsoap.com

Date & Time: Open all year by appointment. Call ahead.

Directions: We are located on Beda Rd. off Hwy 16, 0.1 mile north of Buffalo Shoals Road.

Services & Information: Advance Order, Vendor at Denver Farmers Market.

Items: Free range eggs, herbs, traditionally grown vegetables, luxurious handmade soaps including goat milk soaps and herbal products--no premade bases!


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Gastonia Farmers Market

Address: 410 East Long Avenue, Gastonia

Business Contact: Carol Shrum

Phone Number: 704-862-9966 / 704-860-4451

Email: gastoniafrmmkt@aol.com

Website: http://www.gastoniafarmersmarket.com/

Date & Time: April: Sat only 8am-12 noon; May- Oct: Tues, Thurs, Sat 7am-1pm; Nov: Sat only 8am-12noon

Directions: I-85 – exit 19 – turn right onto Ozark Ave. Ozark turns into E Long Ave. Go through one traffic light, market located on right with yellow and green banners.

Services & Information: Crafts, recycling center.

Items: Apples, asparagus, baked goods, blackberries, blueberries, strawberry cider, sweet corn, eggs, muscadine grapes, herbs, honey, ice cream, jams/jellies, melons, peaches, pumpkins, shiitake mushrooms, strawberries, organic vegetables, traditionally grown vegetables.


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