Weekly vendors - they're at the market every Saturday!
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Forgotten Ways Farms is dedicated to preserving the land and raising healthy animals in order to nourish our family and community. We focus on the wellbeing of the animal — allowing them to exhibit their natural behaviors, free from confinement. Low stress handling techniques lead to higher quality meat and more humane treatment of the animals. We only sell what we would feed our family!
Learn More and Pre-order at: www.forgottenways.farm/ Black Birch Her-Pothecary is a certified holistic and clinical herbalist. She has studied through the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine. She is located in Watauga county where she produces all of her herbal remedies by hand. All products are organic, or ethically wild crafted. Products include teas, tinctures, salve, steam, broth bags, bear oils, role on scents, epsom salt baths, medicinal vinegar, medicinal honey, face mask powders, skin toners, steams, etc.
Mountain Flowers Hemp is focused on the production of craft, small batch hemp grown in controlled indoor environments using living soil techniques. No pesticides are used through the entire process. Each variety was germinated and selected for flavor in house. Our specialty is cured top shelf Hemp flower and fresh pre-rolls, but we also make salves and skin products from the whole plant. It is a farmer owned, farmer grown operation based in beautiful Boone, NC. Learn more: http://mountainflowershemp.com/ Against the Grain Farm is a small-scale diversified farm located 15 minutes from downtown Boone in Zionville, North Carolina. We live on a 20 acre farm and raise a broad spectrum of Certified Biodynamic and Organic vegetables on a little under 2 acres. We also raise pasture turkey and Animal Welfare Approved chicken, pork, beef and goat. Our focus at Against the Grain is to nurture the soil in order to grow high quality, nutritious food for our local community.
Learn More: http://www.atgfarm.com Creeksong Farm has been selling produce grown using organic methods at the Watauga County Farmers' Market since 1979. At that time, few people were concerned about the presence of chemicals in their food, but Jeff and Bettie Thomas were determined to grow food in a sustainable and healthy manner. Creeksong Farm sells eggs from their free range chickens, humanely raised meat from their angus steers and pigs, and potatoes. Throughout the season, they grow many varieties of vegetables, flowers, and herbs on 4 acres of fields. Learn more: http://creeksongfarm.com Mountain Roots Farm offers year-round production of seasonal vegetables, meats, and eggs. At the winter market they sell varieties of squash, mushrooms, lettuce, potatoes, spinach, turnips beef, sirloin, sausage, and other meats. B.A.D. Composting short for Born Again Dirt Composting is a composting company in Boone, NC. All of their composting is done at local gardens with the goal of helping community gardens get good soil! You can sign up for a membership which gets you compost every other week in one of three ways. You can do a compost pickup if you're within the pickup range. You can do a compost drop off if you are out of range. Lastly, you could chose the option of compost bin maintenance if you already compost at home but would like our help getting more material or keeping greens and browns even. They also offer bulk compost pickups and help building gardens and compost bins.
Learn More: http://compostingboone.wixsite.com/badcomposting Boone Fungi is a mushroom farm based out of Boone. They will be selling fresh mushrooms at the market. Learn more: www.boonefungi.com Racheal Salmon Photography operates in Boone and sell beautiful local photography of our area in barn wood frames as well as in greeting card form. I also make fridge magnets, have Boone Community bumper stickers and make my own Christmas ornaments. Learn more: www.rachaelsalmonphotography.com Wooded Wilds makes pressed flower / plant resin jewelry, pressed flower art, watercolor & coffee paintings, as well as wall hangings. All of this is made by myself (Emily) by hand and almost all flowers are local wild flowers I have dried and pressed myself. I live in Todd, NC. I am working on getting an official logo now and should have one by the time the farmers market rolls around. I sell all it my pieces through Instagram (all of my artwork is in the "art" highlight reel) and have taken screenshots of my work which I have attached below Escobar Rustic Craft is located in Deep Gap, NC. Family owned and 100% hand crafted products. We have a variety of wood products from charcuterie boards, cutting boards, candle holders, wine displays and some furniture such as coffee tables. Sheraton Park Farms is a regenerative farm raising cows, hogs, chicken and turkeys in a natural environment. Website: http://www.sheratonparkfarms.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SheratonParkFarms, Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/SheratonParkFarms Tiny Bluet Creative is a queer owned creative based in Boone, NC; specializing in handmade crochet accessories and painting. They strive to use sustainable materials, mostly using 100% cotton yarn and recycled plastic bags, known as plarn, for their crochet projects. For the winter season, expect lots of beanies, hand warmers and other winter wear, in addition to crocheted bags and keychains. They also design and print my own stickers! Instagram/tiktok: @tinybluetcreative Happy Hens NC, LLC is located in the remote, and cold North Western area of Ashe County in the Pond Mountain section. They raise meat chickens, laying hens and turkey poults from 1 day old up to market weight. Our family processes, and package all of our products here on farm. All of our livestock eat Non-GMO feed from sunrise farms, and are raised in chicken tractors or with stationary egg laying coops with pasture rotation. Website: http://happyhensnc.com/ http://www.facebook.com/happyhensnc Paradise Family Farms started in 2020 and is a family endeavor intended to bring 3 generations together to serve a common purpose. Five family members bring valuable skills together to breed high-quality Highland calves. The farm aims to provide quality natural food to the community while raising the herd with the highest agricultural standards of grass-fed and grass-finished beef. The Highland is a Heritage beef breed and is slow growing but well worth the wait. Scottish Highland meat is a premium Beef. It has been found to be lower in fat and cholesterol and higher in protein and iron than other beef breeds. The flavor of this breed is tremendous. We know you will love it. Website: ParadisefamilyfarmNC.com FB---@ParadiseFamilyFarmNC IG---@Paradisefamilyfarm Distant Daydreams Jewelry creates handmade beaded jewelry and wreaths locally in Boone. They love creating unique yet affordable pieces of jewelry for everyday wear, they try not to make more than 3 of the same piece. Their work is greatly inspired by the beautiful Appalachian mountains and scenery here. Website: www.distantdaydreamsjewelry.com Instagram: @distantdaydreamsjewelry Facebook: Distant Daydreams Jewelry |
Sweet Dreams Patisserie is a bakery based out of the Patterson School Foundation in Lenoir, NC. Pastry chef and owner, Colleen Feeney, is taking her experience and skills in fine dining to provide five star flavors at an every day cost. Sweet Dreams produces your favorite classic treats, but with an elevated twist to provide a one of a kind dessert experience. They also offer gluten-free and vegan options that are guaranteed to satisfy your taste buds just as much as their guilty pleasure counterparts! They truly believe that amazing flavor comes from two things: passion and great ingredients. They do not use bleached flour nor sugar and they strive to utilize as many locally sourced and organic ingredients as they can. They hope you'll find as much joy in eating their desserts as they find in creating them!
Learn more: sweet-dreams-patisserie-nc.square.site
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Carringer Farm- We have been farming for 12 years at our farm in Macon County, NC. We have participated in 3 farmers markets there for 12 years. We sell to 6 different high end restaurants. We grow all types of produce (see website--too many to list), we have bees so we have honey, and creamed honey. We have about 200 chickens so we have eggs. We also bake sour dough bread, make jams, jellies, homemade granola, baked goods!
Learn more: http://www.grahamcounty.net/carfarm/carfarm.html |
Resupply is a refillery & zero waste shop in Boone offering products for personal and household care. We can fill customers' containers with various soaps, including hand soap, dis soap, or laundry detergent powder, and we also offer items such as reusable food wraps and lip balm in compostable tubes.
Learn more at: http://www.resupplyboone.com
Learn more at: http://www.resupplyboone.com
Valencia Flavors: Produce Latin American desserts such as Tres leches, flan, orange cake, layers cake, and some other Latin American and Caribbean goods.
Learn more at: @valenciaflavors
Learn more at: @valenciaflavors
Bi-Weekly Vendors
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Fermenti Foods provides living, probiotic rich fermented foods, hand crafted in Madison County, NC. These vegan, raw, plant based foods are a rainbow of flavors, from the bright “Ginger Turmeric Pink Kraut” to the sharp “Sichuan Carrots”! Organic practices are actively use to grow herbs and select produce on our farm in Marshall, NC- Providing #farmtoferment goodness. We have paired with The Utopian Seed Project in 2020 to grow #heritage varieties with the intention of #growtoferment well-seasoned table collaborates with us on our Apple Carrot Kraut, in the addition of their “Za'tar Seasoning” which gives it a tangy but balanced appeal. We exclusively Use Arden, NC based Selina Naturally Celtic Sea Salt.
Learn more: www.fermenti.biz |
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Lux & Lye LLC specializes in handcrafted artisan bar soaps, body butters, lip balms, face soaps and oils.
Website: luxandlye.com |
Between the Trees is a micro-bakery in the heart of the High Country in Boone, NC. We bake naturally leavened breads with a long, cold fermentation for flavor and digestibility. We offer a variety of breads that highlight grains grown in an environmentally friendly way. We strive to source local and regional grains and ingredients because we believe that shortening the supply chain and being as much of a part of the process as possible is an important step to a more sustainable and equitable way of doing business.
Learn more: www.betweenthetreesbread.com
Learn more: www.betweenthetreesbread.com
Carolina Bath and Body Co is hand made soap and other bath and body products. They have 4 locations in Boone, west Jefferson, Banner Elk, and one opening in Blowing rock.
Website: www.carolinabathbodyco.com
Carolina bath & body co both FB & IG
Website: www.carolinabathbodyco.com
Carolina bath & body co both FB & IG
Laughing Springs Farm is located on the edge of Boone on 17 acres of land that they are grateful to begin stewarding. Established in early 2022, they are building our farm slowly as they come to better know the land with each season. They are still evolving our farm focus, but for now, they will be growing and sharing fresh diversified vegetables, milled corn products (grits, cornmeal) and medicinal herbal products. Although new to the Boone area, they have been organic farmers for the past 25 years in a variety of places - as owners, managers, breeders, seed producers, educators - they have tried a bit of everything - and the learning never stops. They are looking forward to sharing our harvest with you!
Website: www.laughingspringsfarm.com
Instagram: @laughingspringsfarm
Website: www.laughingspringsfarm.com
Instagram: @laughingspringsfarm
Sweetwater Kitchen is located in the pastoral Cove Creek Valley of Watauga County. The proprietor is Iona Jones, who specializes in creating gluten-free baked goods, low-sugar canned goods, candied fruits and flowers, and other unique treats. Iona's passion for cooking, baking, and canning began in childhood while helping her mother prepare for the Watauga County Farmer's Market where the family sold veggies, cheeses, and baked treats sourced from their organic homestead garden and dairy goat farm located on the edges of Ashe County. As a private chef and caterer, Iona has continued to follow this passion for healthy and unique kitchen creations and providing special treats for her friends, family, and neighbors.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/infusedwithloveandlaughter
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/infusedwithloveandlaughter
Devorah Chocolate is a Boone based business specializing in a variety of bean-to-bar chocolate treats. They start with sustainably sourced cacao beans from Central and South America creating an array of products from cacao nibs and tea to chocolate bars, drinking chocolate, and specialty holiday boxes. They have something for everyone with our line of dairy free and alternatively sweetened products.
Contact: [email protected]
@devorahchocolate
Contact: [email protected]
@devorahchocolate
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Opossum bottom farm is an urban farm located in Johnson City TN. We are non-certified organic growing vegetables of all kinds.
Website: opossumbottom.com Instagram: Opossumbottomfarm |
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Hedge family farm is Mike and Sara. Their small farm is located in the quiet Happy Valley area on one acre of leased land. They are focused on nutrient-dense rotational crops, and high vibration organic soil regeneration. Their farm produce is all Certified Naturally Grown.
Website: http://www.hedgefamilyfarm.com @hedgefamilyfarm |
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Mahogany & Merle LLC makes stone candles, specifically oil candles, out of pieces of granite. Made all by hand using scrap granite sourced from local countertop businesses (all with permission, of course!). Get the scraps home and break them up by hand and turn them into candles and make wicks to go with them. These candles are a unique and sustainable statement piece on any table in any room or patio.
Instagram: @mahoganyandmerle Facebook: Mahogany & Merle |
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Country Bumpkin Candle Company makes a wide variety of highly scented candles and wax melts using a coconut blended wax. We also make all of our bath/cosmetic products like artisan soaps, bath bombs, lip balm, and foaming sugar scrubs with all-natural hemp seed oil. And everything is made inside our home in beautiful Matney North Carolina.
Website: countrybumpkincandleco.com Facebook-@countrybumpkincandleco |
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GALA CRAFTS: Handcrafted Stained Glass items ranging from small sun-catchers to frame art.
Website: WWW.GALACRAFTS.COM FACEBOOK - GALA CRAFTS. INSTAGRAM @galacrafts |
Mezzaluna Farmstead makes wood & wool crafts from their farm. Mostly household items like bowls, candle holders and vases turned from wood harvested by them as well as dryer balls, rugs, shawls and tanned sheep skins from their own sheep.
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Firelight Candles are created in small batches in their home in Boone, NC. Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, they have always been inspired and rejuvenated by the unique scenes and scents of nature. At fireLight, our aim is to capture that goodness by using all-natural soy, premium fragrance oils + essential oils, and pure bee's wax to craft each signature scent in an artistic candle. Their candles are also dye free, phthalate free, and use cotton wicks.
Instagram/facebook: @firelightcandle |
Floater vendors - you've got to catch them when they're here!
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Sister of Mother Earth sprouted to existence over a decade ago in an aspiring herbalist’s kitchen. Unique fire cider blends are made with local and foraged ingredients to create ultimate immune boosting concoctions. Herbal infused honeys, shelf stable elderberry syrups, herbal oxymels, herbal vinegars, wild herb stewing blends, wild herb and fire cider finishing salts are crafted with support from like-minded farmers, growers and other small businesses from the mountains of Western North Carolina as well as infused with as many local ingredients as possible. They also offer small batches of herbal salves, herbal oils and tooth powders. Reintroducing folk remedies and native wild foods, plus creating community with other small businesses in the area is the core of Sister of Mother Earth’s mission and dream.
Website: www.sisterofmotherearth.com Www.facebook.com/sisterofmotherearth, www.instafram.com/sisterofmotherearth |
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Rustic Peace Pottery Yvonne grows a variety of succulents and houseplants. Leesa creates beautiful pottery
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Blue Ridge Valley Farm is a 150 acre woman operated farm specializing in top quality cut flowers and lavender. They take pride in growing all of their crops using organic methods.
Website: www.brvfarm.com www.instagram.com/brvfarm |
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