Meet the Vendors
A little bit about who we are, what we do, and why we appear every Wednesday afternoon, rain or shine.
Angel Ridge Farm • Auntie M’s Pie Co. • Bee Tree Farm • Celia Biers • Appleberry Cove Farm • Susan Christian • Dillingham Family Farm • Natural Handcrafted Soaps • Fork Mountain Farm • The Herban Baker • High Country Nursery • Highgate Farm • LoafChild Bakery • LoafChild Garden Center • Long Valley Farm • Mackey Farms • Oak Moon Creamery • Sunset Valley Farm • Three Graces Dairy • Ivy Creek Family Farm
Angel Ridge Farm
In operation since 1997, Angel Ridge Farm is located in the Beech Glen area of Mars Hill, NC. We offer a rainbow of vegetables, including beans, winter and summer squash, eggplant, and more varieties of tomatoes than you knew existed. All produce is grown without use of petrochemical-derived fertilizers or pesticides. On the furry side, Angel Ridge raises pygmy and pygora goats, and offers handspun yarns and other fiber products throughout the year. Spinning and knitting lessons are also available. Contact Angel Ridge Farm at info@angelridgefarm.com
Auntie M’s Pie Co.
Owner Trudy Cottone has thirty years experience in the restaurant business. In the pie business since 2007, Trudy finds she enjoys baking the most, finding the rhythm of a bakery relaxing. Her hand-made pies have an all-butter crust and use only fresh ingredients, never frozen, and are made with free-range local eggs. The natural juices of the fruit are used to help flavor the fruit pies, resulting in a pie that is not as sweet as most bakery pies, and which allows the taste of the fruit to really shine. Auntie M’s also offers savory pies (quiches), crustless pies, cobblers, and gluten- and sugar-free pies (by special order).
Bee Tree Farm – Ron Gagliano, Managing Director
Bee Tree Farm and Vineyard is located in Madison County, NC. We specialize in a variety of pestos, ranging from traditional Italian pine-nut/basil pesto to specialty pestos made from our own spring greens. We also offer Italian tomato sauces, preserves, cobblers and dessert breads. Our herbs, vegetables and fruits have been grown without use of petrochemical derivatives for over 15 years. You can visit Bee Tree Farm during ASAP’s annual farm tour. www.beetreefarm.wordpress.com
Celia Biers
Celia's jewelry
Celia Biers offers necklaces, bracelets and earrings made from her own handcrafted glass beads. Due to the nature of glass bead making, each piece is unique. Celia designs her pieces with heart and soul, resulting in jewelry that is both beautiful and inspiring to wear. 828-689-2765 or celiabiers@yahoo.com
Appleberry Cove Farm
Appleberry Cove Farm is owned and operated by the Mickey Family. We are located at the northern end of Madison County (approx. 4100 ft. elevation) near Big Bald Mountain and the Wolf Laurel/Wolf Ridge Resort areas. We harvest most of our fruits, berries, wild edibles, herbs, and flowers from the woods, hills, and vales that make up our 18 acre farm. The fresh colorful eggs are produced by a wide variety of heavy breed chickens that roam around the farm and pastures with our small milking herd of La Mancha and Nubian dairy goats. We are a NCDA registered pet food distributor of 100% pure goat milk which is available in one quart and one gallon containers. In addition, we offer an assortment of handmade “Sweet Tooth Confections” including lollipops, brittles, assorted hard crunchy candies, and up to 15 flavors of dark chocolate fudges and truffles made with local and natural ingredients such as goat milk and goat cheeses. abcfarmandschool@juno.com or 828-689-4812
Susan Christian
Beautiful quilts
New to North Carolina, Susan has loved gardening all her life. She spent several years as a landscape designer, but her heart is in growing the plants, watching things bloom and change over the seasons. Susan is also an accomplished quilter, with more than twenty years experience in fabric arts. schristian154@gmail.com
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Dillingham Family Farm
Photo credit: ASAP
Dillingham Family Farm is an 8th-generation farm in Barnardsville, NC. Our family of six works the land to provide fresh produce, specializing in heirloom tomatoes and seedless table grapes. We have recently expanded to raise pastured lamb, grass-fed beef, broiler hens, fresh eggs, and heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving, as well as grass- and grain-fed pork, and rabbit fryers. We also manage a family vineyard in Weaverville where we grow three acres of wine grapes for the Biltmore Estate Winery. 828-626-2624 or dillinghamx6@tds.net
Natural Handcrafted Soaps
Maria's handmade soaps
Natural Handcrafted Soaps is a family owned and operated business. Our goal is to provide to the local community with soaps made with natural ingredients that are safe to use on our bodies. Our rich veggie soaps (animal cruelty-free) are made from scratch and individually crafted with care. We use only on-toxic, non-synthetic fragrances, and all-natural ingredients such as essential oils and natural moisturizing oils. Combined with herbs and natural colorants from different parts of plants, our soaps are the best alternative to those who appreciate and enjoy the freshness of nature. We regularly update our formulas to improve our soap quality. naturalhandcraftedsoaps@yahoo.com or www.naturalhandcraftedsoaps.net
Fork Mountain Farm
A Certified Naturally Grown farm located in the Big Pine Valley community of Madison County, Fork Mountain Farm has been growing for markets since 2006. We enjoy growing Italian and French heirloom varieties of many market favorites, like beans, tomatoes, squash, and peppers. We also offer less-common veggies, such as bulb fennel, Brussel sprouts, and Japanese turnips. The early season brings assorted salad and culinary greens, and melons and assorted berries brighten the summer months. tcharles@hughes.net
The Herban Baker
The Herban Baker
Kim Schreiner is an aspiring baker in Asheville. She has always had a passion for baking old-fashioned breads and sweets. After the birth of her daughter Iris, she started baking her delicious classics with a healthy twist, with an emphasis on organic and local ingredients, including NC-milled organic flour from Lindley Mills. Specialty products include gluten-free and vegan items. Kim believes that healthy eating can be not only good for you, but a delight for the senses as well! theherbanbaker@hotmail.com
High Country Nursery
Located in Fairview, NC, High Country Nursery specializes in fine and unusual landscape plants since 1998. We offer uncommon specimen trees, including many distinctive conifer cultivars and over two dozen varieties of Japanese maples. Our focus is on container-grown trees, and all plants offered are suitable for our local climate. Our lovely selection of bonsai includes dwarf pomegranates and desert rose. 828-779-1981 or wnchighcountry@gmail.com
Highgate Farm
Highgate Farm is a small farm located in the Walnut Mountains of Madison County, operating since 2008. We are Certified Naturally Grown, following the principles of natural and organic production to improve our soil and raise our crops and livestock. We focus our efforts on extended-season mixed produce, including a large selection of greens, root crops, onions, garlic and fresh culinary herbs. We also raise specialty products: gourmet dried tomatoes, berries, eggs, and mushrooms.
LoafChild Bakery
LoafChild is a family owned and operated microbakery in Madison County, NC. We bake our breads and other treats fresh daily using 100% organic flour milled in NC, and use other local ingredients when possible. Our water is heated by the sun, our bakery is not air-conditioned, we use minimal packaging (including recycled labels), and deliver only locally; this reflects our commitment to providing artisanal baked goods in a manner mindful of the environment. This year we’ll be offering homemade soups, made from seasonal market ingredients, as well as spreads and dips to accompany our breads. loafchild_bakery@yahoo.com
LoafChild Garden Center
A family nursery committed to low-impact gardening. Our 2000 sq. feet of greenhouse space is 100% solar (both passive and active), with no supplemental heat or electricity, and we collect rainwater for irrigation. All of our pots and trays have been previously used, and we use only organic fertilizers and pest-control products. Our goal is to provide healthy plants in an earth-friendly manner. Please bring any old garden pots you may have collected over the years: we’ll clean them, reuse them, and keep them out of the landfill for as long as we can! loafchild_bakery@yahoo.com
Long Valley Farm
Zeke and Courtney Filiss grow a variety of heirloom vegetables, fruits and cut flowers without the use of petrochemical fertilizers or pesticides. The farm is located in Madison County about 3 miles from the NC/TN line. Both Zeke and Courtney have been gardening since childhood, and have been selling at local tailgate markets for the last four years. Long Valley offers the typical market variety of spring and summer favorites, and bountiful bouquets, with the unique addition of fresh watercress. Along with their new addition Trevor, a happy, healthy little boy, they’re looking forward to a bountiful harvest and a thriving market season in 2011! longvalleyfarm@frontier.com
Mackey Farms
A family farm in Madison County, proudly producing several varieties of hydroponic lettuce, available year-round. We also grow cabbages and other greens, sweet corn, sorghum cane, and mushrooms. Farm-fresh eggs and free range poultry and pork are also available. New this year, we will have rabbits by mid-summer. Stop by and see us at the market and try our home-cooked pork barbecue, you’ll be glad you did! 828-712-6225
Oak Moon Creamery
Dwain Swing and Cynthia Sharpe have operated Oak Moon Farm & Creamery in Bakersville, NC for several years now. They make rustic natural mold-ripened raw milk French-styled goat cheeses and unique pasteurized goat cheese specialties. www.oakmoonfarm.webs.com
Sunset Valley Farm
Photo credit: ASAP
We are a small five generation farm specializing in gourmet canned goods made with local organic fruits and vegetables from old family recipes and a few new twists of our own. We produce over thirty kinds of jams, marmalades and butters including a line of “Jams with a Kick” featuring a variety of hot jams sure to tickle your taste buds. Our line of herb blends, rubs and vinegars will spice up any dish and our variety of salsas are a treat for the tongue. We welcome farm visits but by appointment only please. 828-680-9890
Three Graces Dairy
In antiquity the Three Graces brought beauty, mirth and hospitality to the Gods…Our Three Graces – the goat, the sheep and the cow give us the exquisite milks that are the source and inspiration for our French-style cheeses. Ferguson Farm is an historic farm located in the Shelton Laurel area of Western North Carolina. We offer “farmstead” cheeses, meaning all our products are made with milk from our own animals, on the farm where the animals are raised. All of our “farm pets” are generously provided a diet of healthful grain, supplements and free-range pastures managed without the use of herbicides or pesticides. Our farm is a small scale multi-tasking environment employing local people who share with us their knowledge of the community and their wisdom in all things land and animal. www.threegracesdairy.com
Ivy Creek Family Farm
Photo credit: ASAP
Located along the North Fork of the Ivy River in Barnardsville, Ivy Creek Family Farm boasts an abundant variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers, all grown without use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Paul and his wife Anna share a lifelong love of gardening, and bring together diverse skills from their educational and professional backgrounds to realize their dream of building a farm and providing their friends and neighbors with fresh, wholesome food. Farming sustainably and protecting the land gives their work great meaning: from starting our seeds to maintaining our fields, they see and experience the positive impact our farm has for them and their community. www.ivycreekfamilyfarm.com