WNC FARMERS MARKET
2022 SPRING FESTIVAL
A free three-day event to usher in spring! With food, music, kids crafts, demos … and lots of local plants and produce for sale!
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When: April 22 – 24
Where: WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road
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FRIDAY, APRIL 22
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Growing in the Mountains Plant Sale – Truck Shed 5
Asheville’s first big plant sale of the season! Growing in the Mountains is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Horticulture Association of local, family-owned nurseries in the Southern Appalachian and Piedmont bioregions.
Local Growers- Truck Shed 4
- Diane Perez
- Rosa Cavazos
- Jonny Scroggs
- Charlie Cantrell
- RV Farms
- Green Tree Nursery and Landscaping
- Josephine Cruz
- Susie’s Plants
Locally Made Value Added Products – Truck Shed 4
- Heaven’s Gate Orchard – Veteran owned and operated orchard located in Haywood County, NC. committed to the preservation of Smokey Mountain heritage and traditional recipes, including our Caramel Apple Fruit Spread, Spied Apple Fruit Spread, and Nana’s Apple Butter!
- Treehouse + Co – Small batch Nut based rubs and other dry rubs
- Better Thymes – All organic, gluten-free and vegan products. Our current lineup includes plant-based trail bars, gluten-free granola and multipurpose hot sauces
Food Trucks – located in Food Truck Area (see map)
- Ole’ Ken Cole Ice Cream Truck – Homemade Ice Cream
- Woof Street Bistro- gourmet sliders and hot dogs
- Dirty Gerties Taco Stand – pork and vegan tacos
Market Shops
- Sampling Tables throughout Market Shops A&B
- Buncombe County Schools Migrant Education Program
Local Bands
- Bald Mountain Boys 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
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SATURDAY, APRIL 23
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Growing in the Mountains Plant Sale – Truck Shed 5
Asheville’s first big plant sale of the season! Growing in the Mountains is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Horticulture Association of local, family-owned nurseries in the Southern Appalachian and Piedmont bioregions.
Local Cloth – Fiber Farmer Day – Truck Shed 5
Local farmers that raise a variety of breeds of sheep, llamas, alpacas, angora goats and angora rabbits. They sell raw fiber, processed fiber for hand spinning and yarns. Many also make a variety of knitted, crocheted, woven and felted items. We also have some farmers that grow and sell dye plants. Both Warren Wilson College and Haywood Community College have fiber arts programs and will join us for demonstrations.
Local Growers- Truck Shed 4
- Diane Perez
- North Buncombe FFA
- Rosa Cavazos
- Jonny Scroggs
- Charlie Cantrell
- Black Dog Flower Farm
- RV Farms
- Encompass Farms
- Green Tree Nursery and Landscaping
- Smallholding Farms
- Josephine Cruz
- Lunar Whale Herbs
- Susie’s Plants
Locally Made Value Added Products – Truck Shed 4
- Heaven’s Gate Orchard – Veteran owned and operated orchard located in Haywood County, NC. committed to the preservation of Smokey Mountain heritage and traditional recipes, including our Caramel Apple Fruit Spread, Spied Apple Fruit Spread, and Nana’s Apple Butter!
- Treehouse + Co – Small batch Nut based rubs and other dry rubs
- Humming Hearth Crafts – A pyrography artist creating works that celebrate the wild and tended plants of our region with lots of garden veggie and native plant themed pieces.
- Faux Lox Food – We produce and sell Vegan/Organic meat alternatives.
Food Trucks & Ramp Cook-Off – Located in Food Truck Area (see map below)
- Ole’ Ken Cole Ice Cream Truck – Homemade Ice Cream
- Dirty Gerties Taco Stand – pork and vegan tacos
- Hit The Pit BBQ – Award winning BBQ made with local ingredients. We sell sandwiches, plates w/ sides and nachos. BBQ pulled pork, Beef Brisket, chopped chicken, BBQ nachos.
- The Smokin’ Onion – on a mission to bring tasty food to the people with scratch-made, and intentionally meat-free crave worthy cuisine.
Market Shops
- Sampling Tables throughout Market Shops A&B
- Buncombe County Schools Migrant Education Program
- D.J’s Pickles – pickle sampling in Market Shop A
- Up All Night Gourmet Goods – tasting in Market Shop B
Local Bands
- Bald Mountain Boys 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Whitewater Bluegrass 1:00 PM – 2:30PM
- Darren Nicholson Band 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
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SUNDAY, APRIL 24
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Growing in the Mountains Plant Sale – Truck Shed 5
Asheville’s first big plant sale of the season! Growing in the Mountains is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Horticulture Association of local, family-owned nurseries in the Southern Appalachian and Piedmont bioregions.
Local Growers- Truck Shed 4
- Diane Perez
- Rosa Cavazos
- Jonny Scroggs
- Charlie Cantrell
- RV Farms
- GreenTree Nursery and Landscaping
- Josephine Cruz
- Susie’s Plants
Locally Made Value Added Products – Truck Shed 4
- Heaven’s Gate Orchard – Veteran owned and operated orchard located in Haywood County, NC. committed to the preservation of Smokey Mountain heritage and traditional recipes, including our Caramel Apple Fruit Spread, Spied Apple Fruit Spread, and Nana’s Apple Butter!
- Treehouse + Co – Small batch Nut based rubs and other dry rubs
- Faux Lox Food – We produce and sell Vegan/Organic meat alternatives.
Food Trucks – Located in Food Truck Area (see map below)
- Ole’ Ken Cole Ice Cream Truck – Homemade Ice Cream
- Woof Street Bistro- gourmet sliders and hot dogs
- The Smokin’ Onion – on a mission to bring tasty food to the people with scratch-made, and intentionally meat-free crave worthy cuisine.
Market Shops
- Sampling Tables throughout Market Shops A&B
- 2021 North Carolina Mrs. United States Agriculture – teaching kids about the importance of bees with crafts and her therapy dog
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The WNC Farmers Market will host its Spring Festival from April 22 to 24
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