Local food guide

Editor’s note: This list is not meant to be inclusive, though efforts were made to list all the locally made commercial foods in the area that includes Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties along with the Cherokee reservation. We welcome information on additional foods that are produced locally. Glossary of terms

Selected Locally-Made Foods

Annie’s Naturally Bakery
Annie’s Naturally Bakery in Sylva is a favorite downtown spot – for a loaf of bread, baked goodies, a fresh tasty lunch, a catering job or special cake order. Behind the scenes the hometown bakery cooks up an impressive wholesale business with organic breads stocked on dozens of grocery shelves and restaurant kitchens in four states. Ingles Grocery also carries Annie’s products.
506 West Main St. • Sylva, NC 28779
828.586.9096 • www.anniesnaturallybakery.com

Chef Ricardo’s Authentic Appalachian Sauce
Chef Ricardo Fernandez’s three tomato sauces – the Mediterranean, with olives, capers and roasted garlic; the spicy Mucho Macho, made with 16 varieties of slow-roasted red peppers; and the Tomato and Basil, can now be found in 17 Earthfare locations across the Southeast as well as a small number of Whole Foods retailers and the Greenlife grocery store in Asheville. You can also buy online. The sauces are low sodium, gluten-free, sugar-free and vegan friendly. 
The nearest Earthfare location is at 66 Westgate Parkway, Asheville, NC 28806. Greenlife grocery store is located at 70 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, NC, 28801.
http://chefricardo.foodoro.com/store

Cold Mountain Toffee
This toffee company describes its product as surprisingly soft, delicious and addicting. Different toffee flavors include milk chocolate, butterscotch, dark chocolate, peanut butter, white chocolate, crème de menthe and café mocha. They will ship orders, which usually take three days or only one day for NC residents. One-pound bags cost $12.50 and half-pound bags are $7.
Waynesville, NC
828.925.2459 • www.coldmountaintoffee.com

Dillsboro Chocolate Company
The Dillsboro Chocolate Company specializes in exotic flavors with more than 100 creations. It sells fudge, truffles, bars and other delicacies in gift shops, bookstores, resorts and other specialty chocolate shops. The business also conducts a brisk Internet business and ships across the country. Some favorites include sea-salted caramel, key lime white chocolate, pumpkin pie fudge and chocolate covered Kettle potato chips.
28 Church St. • Dillsboro, NC, 28725
1.877.687.9731

Lu’s Specialties Foods LLC
Owner Janet Green, former owner of Sake Sushi, offers all that’s needed to make restaurant quality sushi right in your home. She sells carefully blended, shelf safe sushi rice seasoning, sesame oil and ponzo sauce. Other products include panko, sushi rice, sesame seeds, wasabi powder, nori sheets, bamboo mats and more. Her products are sold from her store and at Kim’s Oriental Market. She plans to sell her sauces in several other locations such as The Water’n Hole, Salty Dog’s and Maria’s Mexican Pueblo. Janet also does in-home cooking demonstrations with her sauces. Specialty products range anywhere from $2.29 to $5.50. In-home cooking demonstrations vary in price and depend on the menu.
144 Industrial Park Drive Suite A-3
Waynesville, NC 28786
828.246.4518 or find Lu’s Specialties Foods LLC on Facebook

Molly Shaw Jams
Molly Shaw is an elementary school teacher with a knack for making award-winning jam. You can find flavors such as blackberry, grape, peach, mango and more at the Cottage Craftsmen and the Fryemont Inn in Bryson City.
44 Frye St. • Bryson City, NC 28713
828.488.6207

Spring Ridge Creamery
Get farm fresh whole milk, butter milk, chocolate milk, eggs, cheeses and hand dipped ice cream at the Spring Ridge Creamery. The dairy sells 500 gallons of homemade ice cream a month on average. The location of the farm right on U.S. 441 is convenient for tourists coming into the mountains from Atlanta.
11856 Georgia Rd. • Otto, NC 28763
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Steeple Chase English Toffee
This local favorite serves up delicious homemade toffee straight from the kitchen. Customers can come into the shop or order by phone, fax or from the Web site. The store is open year round, but only ships products from October to April. Flavors offered are tropical (without chocolate), original, plain (without nuts) and butter mint crunch. In-store you can buy a half-pound bag for $6.94, a one-pound bag for $12.97 or a one-pound bag of “tid-bits for $6. The candy is sold in the store and at Burr Studio in Waynesville.
235 Pigeon Street, Waynesville, NC 28786
828.456.4416 • www.steeplechasetoffee.com
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stoltzfus Bread Basket
This Amish style bakery makes fresh breads, muffins, bagels, cakes and desserts. It features fresh daily soups such as cheesy bacon potato or chicken corn noodle. Some of the new bread flavors are chopped onion bread, cracked wheat, marble bread and white bread with sunflower seeds. The bakery also offer bulk foods, deli meats, cheese and candy.
291 Everett St. • Bryson City, NC 28713
828.488.5942 or 828.508.9698
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Valley River Vineyards
This vineyard in the heart of the mountains sells a variety of wines such as North Carolina Vidal Blanc, Mattie Hatchett Red, Country Boy Blush and North Carolina Red Muscadine. It offers free vineyard and winery tours by appointment. It even sells pick-your-own-grapes for those who make wine at home. They host free wine samplings Fridays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
4689 Martin’s Creek Rd. • Murphy, NC, 28906
Business: 828.321.5333 Winery: 828.837.0691
www.valleyrivervineyards.com

Yellow Branch Farmstead Cheese
Yellow Branch takes its name from the small creek that flows down the mountain and feeds into Fontana Lake, close to the farm. It creates the cheese from the milk of a small herd of Jersey cows. Different varieties include Yellow Branch Pepper Cheese, Yellow Branch Basil Cheese and Yellow Branch Natural Rind Cheese. These cheeses are sold in several stores and restaurants including the Cork and Bean Wine House in Bryson City and the Snowbird Mountain Lodge and The Mountainview Bistro at Fontana Village in Robbinsville.
136 Yellow Branch Circle • Robbinsville, NC, 28771
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Farmer’s and Tailgate Markets

Canton

Canton Tailgate Market
Offers local farm products such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, honey and more.
Hours: Open June 2 through Sept. 30. Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.
58 Park St. • Canton, NC 28716 • 828.235.2760

Waynesville

Haywood’s Historic Farmer’s Market
Offers fresh, local produce including seafood baked goods, goat cheese, herbal products, USDA-approved meat and eggs, fresh flowers, preserves and heritage crafts. They feature live performances by local musicians on Saturdays.
Hours: Open now through December 6 on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
250 Pigeon St., Waynesville, in the parking lot of the HART Theatre
828.627.1058 • www.waynesvillefarmersmarket.com
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Waynesville Tailgate Market
Offers fruits, vegetables, black walnuts, organic food and several other products from Haywood County Farmers.
Hours: Open May 12 through October 30 Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
171 Legion Dr., Waynesville, at the American Legion in Waynesville behind Bogart’s restaurant
828.648.6323

Sylva

Jackson County Farmer’s Market
In addition to plants, seeds, honey, breads, sweets and locally made crafts, this year’s market sees an expansion into local meats such as locally raised pork.
Hours: Open May through October Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Railroad Ave., Sylva, at the Municipal Parking Lot near Bridge Park
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Franklin Tailgate Market
Sells a variety of only homegrown products such as cheese, plants, eggs, trout, honey and more.
Hours: Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
200 West Palmer St., Franklin, across the street from the old post office.
828.369.5595 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Friends of the Rickman Store Weekly Tailgate Market
The general store in the Cowee-West Mill National Historic District in Franklin sells an assortment of local food and art at their weekly tailgate market.
Hours: Fridays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
251 Cowee Creek Rd. just off Highway 28 (Bryson City Rd.) approximately six miles north of Franklin.
828.369.595 • www.rickmanstore.com

Bryson City

Swain Tailgate Market
Features organic produce, plants, trout, honey, jams, quail and rabbit as well as local crafts.
Hours: Open from May 13 every Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
262 Highway 19 Bryson City, off Highway 19 West in the parking lot next to Fred’s and Super Saver Foods shopping center.
828.488.3848

Cherokee

Cherokee Farmer’s Tailgate Market
Farmers and gardeners provide fresh local produce on a weekly basis. Look for organic and heirloom produce.
Hours: Open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting May 28.
Acquoni Rd. • Cherokee, 28719 • 828.554.6931

Selected Farms by County

Haywood County

Bethel Eden Farm
The store on the farm sells a huge variety of produce including eggs, strawberries, cucumbers, sweet and hot peppers, corn and more. Their hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays from May to December. They offer a summer CSA program and u-pick for certain produce.
2279 Pisgah Dr. • Canton, NC, 28716
828.550.4001 • www.pigeonvalleyfarms.org
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Chambers Farm Market
Open from May to October, this farm sells a variety of fresh vegetables. They are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
301 Chambers Farm Ln. • Canton, NC, 28716
828.421.6851 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Christopher Vegetable Farm
The farm is open year round and produces apples and other produce.
2266 Crymes Farm Rd. • Waynesville, NC, 28786
828.456.3010

Crabtree Blossom Farms
The farm grows a wide variety of a greenhouse plants and vegetables. Bedding and vegetable plants, herbs, perennials, roses, butterfly bushes, annuals in pots and hanging baskets are available. They are open on Friday and Saturdays in late April through mid June for the public. Their products can also be found at the Waynesville and Canton Tailgate Markets.
1286 Bald Creek Rd. • Clyde, NC, 28721
828.627.6491

Frog Holler Organiks
This farm makes and sells biodynamic garden soil, a blend of hyper humus-rich growing mediums containing a full mineral and nutrient spectrum. The farm also offers fresh vegetables, berries, eggs and more. The most popular item is the garden soil sold by the scoop.
Waynesville, NC 28786
828.627.3363 • www.frogholler.net
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Leatherwood & Sons Farm, Inc
Specialize in vegetables and beef cattle. The farm also has rhododendrons, sourwood trees and flaming azaleas.
134 Harley Creek Rd. • Canton, NC, 28716
828.734.3572 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Lingering Thymes Farm
Products from Lingering Thymes are sold at the Haywood Historic Farmers Market. They sell produce, vinegars and baked goods. The farm is committed to sustainable techniques and uses a low spray treatment only when necessary.
245 Saranac Ln. • Waynesville, NC, 28785
828.627.1058 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Rux Gardens
Rux Gardens is a retail nursery that sells premium annuals, herbs, perennials and shrubs.
2930 Old Balsam Rd. • Waynesville, NC, 28786
828.456.4621 • www.ruxgardens.com
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Sloans Plant Farm
Specialty nursery and plants.
28 Andis Dr. • Canton, NC 28716 • 828.648.6591

Sunburst Trout Co.
Founded in 1948, this trout farm has come a long way since its humble beginnings. They offer a huge variety of fillets including smoked trout, hemp and grits encrusted trout, bourbon marinated sunburst trout, and ginger chipotle marinated trout. They also sell trout sausage, smoked trout caviar, smoked tomato jam and more.
128 Raceway Place • Canton, NC, 28716
828.648.3010 • www.sunbursttrout.com

The Ten Acre Garden
This low-spray organic (not certified) farm grows fresh fruits and vegetables from April to October and offers farm tours and workshops for children. The farm store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday from April to September.
Chambers Farm Ln. • Canton, NC 28716
828.235.9667 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Wildcat Ridge Farm
A small family owned and operated farm, Wildcat Ridge grows organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs and are a certified North Carolina nursery offering fresh cut flowers and fig trees.
3553 Panther Creek Rd. • Clyde, NC 28721
828.627.6751 • www.wildcatridgefarm.com
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Wright-Way Nursery and Landscaping
Open year-round, by appointment offering fresh picked blueberries and raspberries, hardy shrubs and perennials, specializing in rhododendron, kalmia, leucothoe, azaleas, day lilies and hostas.
275 Mountain Haven Rd. • Waynesville, NC, 28786
828.507.5176

Jackson County

Avant Garden
Avant Garden is completely organic and sells 30 varieties of produce, sunflower seeds, medicinal herbs, compost and berries. It has a small farm-side produce stand open from May to October and sell at the Farmer’s Market in Sylva.
Tracer Ln. • Cullowhee, NC, 28723
919.800.8708
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Blue Ridge Farmers Co-op
The coop is an initiative of local farmers and artisans to market their products to the community, making local foods more easily accessible. Vendors include growers, bakers, fishermen, quilters and many more offering their goods and services. They offer CSA’s and are open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
3111 Highway 107 N • Glenville, NC, 28736
828.743.5106
www.blueridgefarmersco-op.com
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Dark Cove Pottery and Farm
This farm creates goat cheese from its small herd of Alpine goats and is a licensed cheese-making facility.
P.O. Box 944 • Cullowhee, NC, 28723
828.293.3791 • www.darkcove.com
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Shared Blessings Farm
A seven-acre farm that produces and sells goats, rabbits and poultry.
195 Indian Mound Rd. • Cullowhee, NC.
828.293.1421
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Shelton Family Farm
Originally a tobacco and livestock farm, the family has moved to growing vegetables and strawberries. They offer a CSA.
500 Thomas Cove Rd. • Whittier, NC, 28789
828.497.5323 • www.sheltonfamilyfarm.com
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Vegenui Garden
Offers several varieties of vegetables, flowers and herbs available at the Jackson County Farmer’s Market.
402 Carver Mountain Valley • Sylva, NC
828.586.5478

Macon County

Deal Family Farm
A family operation, Deal farm offers quality farm fresh vegetables and fruits, CSA’s, and a corn maze in October. Their fruit stand is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
4402 Murphy Rd. • Franklin, NC, 28734
828.524.515 • www.dealfarms.com
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Rabbit Creek Bee Company
Produce raw and natural honey with varieties including wildflower, poplar and sourwood.
260 Corbin Cove Rd. • Franklin, NC
828.634.1233
www.rabbitcreekbeecompany.com
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River Road Farm
A pick-your-own berry farm offering organic blueberries and blackberries. It also sells honey.
3738 River Rd. • Franklin, NC 28734
828.369.6886 • www.riverroadfarmsnc.com
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Slagle Farm
This farm sells farm raised frozen lambs, herbs, flowers and vegetables at the Franklin Tailgate Market. There are also cabins on the property for a farm vacation getaway.
151 Valley Ln. • Franklin, NC
828.524.7392 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Swain County

Balltown Bee Farm
This farm focuses on chemical-free beekeeping, mixed vegetable production, spring transplants and shiitake mushrooms. They use no synthetic chemicals or fertilizers and farm in a sustainable manner.
3880 Balltown Rd. • Bryson City, NC, 28713
828.488.7630 • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it • www.balltownbeefarm.com

Darnell Farms
This is an active farm that not only offers fresh produce and strawberries but also a corn maze, horseback riding, camping, wagon rides and more.
Highway 19 East • Bryson City, NC, 28713
828.497.3476

MaiLee’s Mountain Mushrooms
This farm grows shitake mushrooms on white oak logs that are gathered in late winter. They even sell the logs so customers can grow their own mushrooms, which are a culinary delight and have medicinal properties.
1156 Lemons Branch Rd. • Bryson City, NC, 28713
828.788.2698
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Cherokee County

Nantahala Herb Co.
They make all natural soaps, bath scrub, vegetables and herbs. They are open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
1914 Otter Creek Rd. • Topton, NC 
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Otter Creek Trout Farm
They sell fresh rainbow trout whole or fillet and live trout for stocking ponds or for live bait. You can call ahead to schedule an education tour of the trout farm.
1914 Otter Creek Rd. • Topton, NC
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Sacred Circle Farm
Offers bedding plants, medicinal plants, heirloom vegetables and pumpkins in the Fall.
144 Old Sherrill Cove Rd. • Cherokee, NC
828.497.4856
www.sacredcirclesalves.com
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Local Food Glossary

With all the different terms related to local foods and agriculture, sometimes it can be confusing to distinguish the difference in meaning. Here are a few useful terms related to the local foods you are buying.

• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): Individuals can pledge to support a farm operation by subscribing to a farm and purchasing a share of the farms goods for a year. Through this program, each week shareholders receive a box of fresh in-season produce and goods straight from the farm.

• Certified Organic: The United States Department of Agriculture requires that anyone who produces, processes or handles organic agricultural products must be certified by a USDA-accredited certifier in order to sell, label or represent their products as “organic.” To become certified, an organic producer, processor or handler must develop, implement and maintain an organic system plan and meet certain standards for growing, storage, processing and shipping.

• Organic (Not Certified): Farmers that make every attempt to grow goods without using chemicals or pesticides. They often meet the USDA requirements to be certified but have not gone through the certification process.

• All-Natural: This term is inconsistent in meaning as there is no true definition or requirements for something to be considered all-natural. If farmers or food artisans use the term, they are likely saying the product is without hormones, artificial sweeteners, food colorings or flavorings.

• Locavore: One who is dedicated to eating food grown locally whenever possible.