Discover the Bliss of Asheville's Community Supported Agriculture and CSA Farms

Local Food Guide

Local Food Guide
"...You will find here a directory of western North Carolina and southern Appalachian family farms, Community Supported Agriculture farms (CSA’s), farmers' tailgate markets, grocers, restaurants, caterers and bakers, u-pick farms, apple orchards, and bed & breakfasts that sell locally grown farm products. This guide will facilitate your connection with healthy fresh food, your neighbor farmers who grow it and those markets, grocers and restaurants that are committed to using locally grown food in their enterprises..."

Community Supported Agriculture and CSA Farms

Cane Creek Asparagus & Company
"... Through a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), our sustainable family farm provides seasonal gourmet vegetables for your family's table. By becoming a member, you can enjoy the tastes, smells, and textures of truly fresh vegetables. Vegetables are harvested, packed into CSA Boxes, and ready for your pickup at convenient locations in both Fairview and Arden on either a weekly or an every-other-week basis. Our CSA Members say it's like having a garden in your backyard without all of the work!..."

Carolina Organic Growers
"... is a farmers’ cooperative made up of small family farms located in North Carolina, from the mountains to the coast. Our member farms are Certified Organic by independent certifying agencies who are working with the new National Organic Program. We take pride in personally planting, harvesting, grading, packing, and shipping each crop to you. COG serves restaurants, grocers, buying clubs, festivals and conferences, offering exceptional variety, professional sales, dependable delivery, and fair pricing. COG specializes in heirloom delicacies as well as standard staples and attempts to satisfy the customer’s desire for just picked, sun-sweetened, and flavor-packed produce. We encourage long term relationships with local restaurants and are willing to ‘grow to order'... "

Jake's Farm
"... We practice a system of growing in beds, without animal manures. All our fields are drip irrigated. Over six acres in production grow everything from apples to watercress. During the summer we sell at the Black Mountain Tailgate Market on Saturday mornings and the new West Asheville Tailgate Market on Wednesday afternoons. Also during the summer subscription vegetables are available on a monthly contract.... "

Mountain Organics
"Our farm has 13 acres of tillable land with 5 acres currently in production, which allows us to grow a broad assortment of fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs. In addition to being a CFSA Certified Organic farm, we have combined permaculture techniques with our organic farming practices to ensure that we create a habitat, which will attract and support wildlife such as deer, groundhogs, birds, butterflies, beneficial insects and amphibians."

Rose Mountain Farm
"... is an organic farm located in the mountains of Ashe County. On our 29-acres we have a fresh mountain spring, a trout creek, a few barns, tall trees, open-air terrain, and lots of animals! The farm is run by Ann Rose and daughters Destiny, Autumn, and Danielle. We raise chickens, turkeys, goats, pigs, horses, and vegetables, and we produce, jams, jellies, apple cider vinegar, apple butter and other canned goods. Our products will remain organic, sustainable, and natural, with or without the USDA Organic seal. We will attend the Ashe County Farmer's Market in season. The farm store is open 8 Am - Noon on Thursdays only. Our online store is open 24/7...."

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Farm Organizations
Which Include CSA Farms

Madison Farms
"... There are 1500 small family farms in Madison County.  One hundred fourty-seven (197) of Madison's family farms are currently featured on this site.  On this site you will find farms specializing in all types of breeds of horses, mules, donkeys, goats, cattle, rabbits, chickens, dogs, and llamas.  Madison farms are also rich in value-added products such as cheeses, milk, jams, jellies, molasses, Christmas wreaths and garland and fiber (such as yarns and knitted fabrics).  You can also find organic brick oven baked bread. Madison farms grow many varieties of shrubs (rhododendron, boxwood, azalea...), fruits, nuts, and berries, and vegetables.  Many farms sell organically grown products.  In fact, Madison County has more organic farms than any other county in North Carolina. You can stay on some Madison farms in bed and breakfasts, take a farm tour, pick your own berries or Christmas trees, go horseback riding or llama trekking.  You can take a class in herding, woodworking, growing medicinal herbs, or purchase them on site...."

Databases of Community Supported Agriculture and Sustainaible Farming Endeavors.

ATTRA:National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
"... Looking for the latest in sustainable agriculture and organic farming news, events and funding opportunities? We feature all that, plus in-depth publications on production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, innovative marketing, organic certification, and highlights of local, regional, USDA and other federal sustainable ag activities...."