Find Organic Food
Organic Growers School is dedicated to providing information on conscientiously grown food in the WNC region. To be included in this listing, Organic Growers School has vetted each farm to determine that they are 1) actively engaged in the local community and 2) using organic and/or sustainable production methods. Organic Certification is not required, but we ask that farms and farmers are “in-the-know” and conscientiously practicing organic standards.
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Fiddler’s Green Farm
We grow a diverse range of vegetables by organic methods though we are not certified organic. We also raise pastured poultry for eggs and meat and pastured pork, using certified organic feed to supplement their diets. We are mainly a market farm but have been expanding into wholesale and a larger CSA program. The main area of our farm is about 3 acre…
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Talking Hill Farm
We are primarily a perennial, plant-based farm growing without any chemicals. Our oldest orchards are 2 acres of 30-year-old commercial pears that we planted. We curate 120 different varieties of rare heirloom pears as part of a greater pear breeding and selection process for our region. We are a licenced small farm winery and include a 10-year plant…
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Becki’s Bounty
I purchased the property in year 2000 and began gardening there in 2008. The property has two houses, a small cottage and a duplex. I operate the business from 1/2 of the duplex. This is a large urban garden with 6000 row feet of vegetable production and about 50 berry bushes. It is a designated a market garden according to the town of Black Mountain…
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Grassroots Farm & Dairy
Our farm is 25 acres of hill pasture in Madison County, about 30 minutes outside of Asheville. We are in our 3rd year of production and this coming year we will be selling dairy (raw sheep milk, Grade A sheep milk yogurt and feta), lamb, wool products and sheepskins at 2 local tailgate markets. We raise a total of 75 East Friesian sheep: we milk 40 …
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Fork Mountain Farm
I have been farming for almost 30 years on an old mountain homestead site with log cabin and wormy chestnut barn which is 1/2 mile up a 4WD road. The cultivated 3 acres is at 3.800 ft. and is surrounded by forested land up to 5.000 ft. Here I tend 18 varieties of no-spray apples, some cherry and pear trees, 250 blueberry plants, black raspberries, ra…
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