Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Marshall, NC

Marshall

This Madison County u-pick has grown berries since 1999, with black and red raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries ripening from late June through mid-August. Picking opens with black raspberries in late June, then blackberries by the end of July. The farm sits in the mountains of western North Carolina and also sells homemade preserves, horse-quality hay, and Appalachian crafts. Cold water and vanilla ice cream are on hand for the drive home.

Marshall

Woods-grown ginseng and goldenseal, plus other woodland botanicals, grown by Robert Eidus at Eagle Feather Organic Farm outside Marshall since 1994. The farm sells seeds, roots, rhizomes, tinctures, and capsules, and is recognized as a Native Botanical Sanctuary by United Plant Savers. Eidus runs classes, an apprenticeship program, and cabin rentals on the Madison County land near Pisgah National Forest. Visits are by appointment only.

Marshall

The Berry Farm grows pick-your-own fruit on Revere Road in Marshall, in the Madison County mountains north of Asheville. The name points to blueberries and other summer berries, which ripen later at this elevation than in the Piedmont. Call ahead during berry season to check what's ready and open for picking.

Marshall

An agritourism farm on Catawba Drive near Marshall, in the Madison County mountains north of Asheville. (A same-named horse farm in Florida is unrelated.) Public details for the North Carolina property are limited online; contact the farm directly to confirm what it offers and when it's open.

Mars Hill

Hensley Farm sells strawberries and offers pick-your-own near Mars Hill in Madison County, in the mountains north of Asheville. Berries ripen later here than in the flatlands — mountain strawberry season usually lands in May and June. Call ahead or check local directories for current picking days.

Weaverville

A farm in Weaverville, just north of Asheville in Buncombe County's mountains. The listing marks it for agritourism, but no website or details are posted that I could verify. Small farms around Weaverville range from produce and flowers to livestock and event venues. Contact the farm directly to learn what it offers and when.

Greeneville

Gibson Berry Farm is a blueberry operation on Kelly Gap Road just outside Greeneville, East Tennessee. The picking season leans on summer, when berries come in across the region. Online details are thin for this farm, so reach out before visiting to confirm hours and availability.

Greeneville

Gibson Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Kelley Gap Road in Greeneville, in Greene County in the hills of upper East Tennessee. Blueberries here typically ripen from June into July for pick-your-own. This listing has limited public detail, so call ahead to check which days the patch is open.

Asheville

Aunt Sandie's is a small restored farm on Old Leicester Highway just west of Asheville, keeping goats and chickens and selling fresh eggs, herbs, vegetables, and cut flowers in season. The property doubles as an event space, hosting art parties and scavenger hunts, and offers a campsite through Hipcamp. It sits in the Leicester farming community northwest of the city. Check their Facebook page for current availability and hours.

Greeneville

The Blankenship Barn Quilt Trail is a barn-quilt stop on Red Hill Road in Greeneville, part of Greene County's painted-quilt driving route. Barn quilt trails guide visitors past hand-painted wooden quilt squares mounted on barns and farm buildings. Trail maps and viewing details weren't confirmed online.

Sunswept Farms is an agritourism farm on Beasley Cove Road in western North Carolina. The listing gives no town, and little about the farm is published online. Cove roads like this run through the mountain valleys, where small farms raise produce, livestock, or flowers. Contact the farm directly to learn its location, what it grows, and whether it's open to visitors.

Long Branch Environmental Education Center is an ecological sanctuary and small school in Leicester, in Buncombe County's Newfound Mountains about 18 miles northwest of Asheville. It teaches renewable energy, organic food production, and sustainable living, and opens its trails for hiking, birding, and seasonal fruit and nut picking — raspberries, blueberries, chestnuts, and apples among them.

Greeneville

Buffalo Trail is a pick-your-own orchard on Dodd Branch Road in Greeneville, and the picking calendar runs long. Blackberries start in June, blueberries and peaches follow in July, and apples ripen through fall into November. A pumpkin patch opens each autumn. The farm also sells at two area farmers' markets. Greeneville sits in the East Tennessee hills of Greene County. Check their Facebook page for current picking availability.

Greeneville

Tuck Y'all Inn is a farm bed-and-breakfast on Cedar Creek Road outside Greeneville, in the Greene County countryside of upper East Tennessee. The name plays on 'tuck y'all in.' It pairs overnight lodging with a rural setting near the Nolichucky River and the Bays Mountain foothills. Room details and rates aren't posted online.

Greeneville

Nolichuckey Bluffs offers cabin lodging on Kinser Park Lane in Greeneville, on the bluffs above the Nolichucky River near Kinser Park. The wooded setting puts guests close to the river, golf, and hiking in Greene County. Room and rate details weren't confirmed online.

Afton

Middle Creek Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Middle Creek Road in Afton, just outside Greeneville in the Greene County hills of East Tennessee. Blueberry farms here open for summer picking, generally from late June through July, offering u-pick and often pre-picked pints. Exact opening dates and pricing aren't confirmed online and shift with each season's ripening. Call ahead before the drive to check that berries are ready and the field is open.

Greeneville

Mystic View Llama Farm raises llamas on Bluebonnet Lane in Greeneville, Greene County, in the East Tennessee mountains. The name and setting point to fiber animals and farm visits. Hours and specific offerings weren't confirmed online.

Asheville

Fields of Fun is the fall festival and corn maze run by Eliada, a nonprofit about five miles from downtown Asheville that serves local children and youth. The eight-acre maze is billed as the largest in western North Carolina, and the grounds add corn cannons, hayrides, lawn games, a bouncy pillow, food trucks, and pumpkins for sale. It runs from late September through the first of November, and proceeds go back to Eliada's programs.

Afton

Hilton's Farm and Garden sits on the 107 Cutoff in Afton, a Greene County community in East Tennessee near Greeneville. The name points to a farm-and-garden operation, likely plants and seasonal produce, but verified details weren't available online. Contact the farm directly to learn what it stocks before visiting.

Asheville

An Asheville ranch selling meat from bison raised on its own pastures, cut into ground meat, burgers, and steaks like filet, New York strip, and top sirloin. The operation also carries elk, yak, watusi, and grass-fed beef, and runs herd tours by appointment. Orders ship, and the ranch works a second site, Dr. King's Farms, in nearby Leicester.

Greeneville

Rural Resources is a farm and food education center on Holly Creek Road in Greeneville, teaching agriculture and food skills to Greene County youth and families. Programs include teen job training, farm day camps, field trips, workshops, plant sales, and farm dinners on the property.

Greeneville

Two Roots Alpacas raises alpacas and runs a fiber mill on St. James Road in Greeneville, in the Nolichucky River valley of Greene County, East Tennessee. Beyond the herd, the mill processes fleece into roving and yarn, and the farm sells alpaca-fiber goods. Check their website for farm-visit and shop details before planning a trip.

Asheville

ASAP is the Asheville nonprofit behind Appalachian Grown, the certification that labels food grown or raised within about 100 miles of the mountains. The group connects Western North Carolina farms with local buyers, runs the ASAP Farmers Market in Asheville, publishes the annual Local Food Guide, and organizes the yearly Farm Tour and Business of Farming Conference. It's a gateway to the region's farms rather than a farm itself.

Asheville

A farm on Jones Cove Road in east Asheville, in Buncombe County. The Italian name may point to an event or agritourism theme, but current offerings aren't documented online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows or hosts before visiting.

Greeneville

L&M Greenhouse is a nursery on Newport Highway (U.S. 321) in Greeneville, the Greene County seat in upper East Tennessee. Greenhouses along this stretch typically sell bedding plants, vegetable starts, and hanging baskets through the spring season. Current inventory and hours aren't posted online.

Parrottsville

Ottinger's Dairy and Pumpkin Patch runs a working dairy alongside a fall pumpkin patch on Ottinger Road in Parrottsville, in Cocke County east of Newport. No public website turned up in a search, so contact the farm directly or check local listings for pumpkin-season hours, which typically fall in October.

Chuckey

Walnut Ridge Llamas & Country Store raises llamas and runs a country store on Chuckey Highway in Chuckey, a small Greene County community in East Tennessee. Llama farms in the region often sell fiber and host farm visits, though this operation's current hours and offerings aren't listed online.

Chuckey

Spooky Llama Trails & Tales is a fall event put on by Walnut Ridge Llama Farm in Chuckey, in the hills of Greene County. It's a musical, storytelling hayride that winds through the llama pasture, staged for all ages rather than for real scares, with costumed characters along the route and barbecue at the end. The season is short, running select October weekends. Details, dates, and tickets are at spookyllamas.com, or call 423-257-2875.

Candler

Jake's Farm is an 11-acre certified-organic operation in Candler, west of Asheville, growing vegetables, small fruits, medicinal herbs, and tea ingredients. It also raises certified Appalachian-grown Chinese botanicals and runs a CSA. Since 2015 the farm has offered camping and treehouse stays for visitors who want to see regenerative growing up close. The Brown Lynch Road site sits in the Buncombe County mountains.

Parrottsville

The Pumpkin Patch at Neas Farms runs each fall on Sable Road in Parrottsville, a Cocke County community near Newport in the foothills of East Tennessee. It's a seasonal pick-your-pumpkin destination. No website or contact details surfaced in public listings.

Jonesborough

A farm on Charlie Carson Road in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee's oldest town in the state's northeast corner. Small farms around Jonesborough sell produce and seasonal goods direct through the growing months. Little is published online about this one specifically. Check locally for what it grows and when it's open.

Fender's Farm sits along Governor John Sevier Highway near Jonesborough, in Washington County of upper East Tennessee's Tri-Cities. It's a seasonal agritourism farm that runs its schedule through Facebook; broader details weren't available in a search. Check the Facebook page or call ahead for what's open and when.

Mosheim

A farm on McMillan Road in Mosheim, a small Greene County town in the East Tennessee valley between Greeneville and the mountains. Little is published online about what the farm grows or offers to visitors. Expect seasonal, direct-from-farm goods typical of the area. Check locally for hours and availability.

Jonesborough

Riverview Farms sits on A.J. Willis Road near Jonesborough, Tennessee's oldest town, in Washington County's rolling East Tennessee farmland. The area runs along creek and river bottoms in the Tri-Cities region near Johnson City. Listed for agritourism, the farm hasn't published specifics on crops or activities. Reach out ahead of time to confirm what's available and when they're open to the public.

Canton

Canton Corn Maze runs a seasonal maze on Pisgah Drive in Canton, in Haywood County west of Asheville, below the Pisgah National Forest. Mountain corn mazes open through the fall harvest. Further details aren't posted online.

Mosheim

An 8-acre corn maze with about 3.5 miles of trails on Blue Springs Parkway in Mosheim, Greene County, East Tennessee. The fall attraction adds zombie paintball hunts by day, using animatronic targets, and by night with live and animatronic zombies, plus a haunted maze on Friday and Saturday nights and hay rides through the field. It runs from mid-September through October, closed early in the week outside scheduled school groups.

Fairview

An agritourism farm on Old Fort Road in Fairview, in the mountains southeast of Asheville. Listings point to family visits, seasonal activities, and farm events rather than a produce stand, but specifics are thin online. Buncombe County's Fairview area is dotted with small ranches and pastures. Reach out directly to find out what the ranch offers and when it's open to visitors.

Waynesville

Emerald Gate Farm Stay offers farm lodging on Medford Hannah Road near Waynesville, in Haywood County's mountains west of Asheville. Farm stays in this area put guests up on working land near the Great Smoky Mountains. Availability and rates aren't posted online.

Fletcher

Cloud Nine is a 200-acre farm and retreat off Bob Barnwell Road in Fletcher, about 15 minutes southeast of Asheville. The property mixes vacation cabin rentals and a rustic wedding venue with a working farm that keeps cows and chickens and sells honey and berries. Wooded trails run across the hilltop acreage. The family started it in 2004 and uses organic methods, though the farm isn't certified organic.

Waynesville

A 175-acre mountain farm on Boyd Farm Road between Waynesville and Maggie Valley, renting nine hand-hewn log cabins moved and restored from across the region, some 150 to 200 years old. The property has grown choose-and-cut Fraser fir since 1983 and adds stocked trout and bass ponds, where fishing needs no license, plus four miles of hiking trails. Cabins pair antiques with modern comforts.

Waynesville

Mehaffey Tree Farm has grown Fraser fir in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Waynesville since 1984, selling choose-and-cut trees from 3 feet up to 12 and 13 feet, plus small potted firs. The choose-and-cut season runs five weekends from mid-November through mid-December, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The farm is at 24 Corner Drive in Haywood County.

Newport

Hick's Family Farm is an agritourism farm on Wilton Springs Road in Newport, in Cocke County of East Tennessee near the French Broad River and the foothills of the Smokies. No public website turned up in a search, so contact the farm directly for current seasonal hours and activities.

Cosby

Glastonbury Farm is a Cosby operation in Cocke County, at the northeastern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains. The listing gives only a Cosby post office box, and no website or public detail was available to confirm what the farm grows or offers visitors.

Burnsville

Mountain Farm is a family farm on Copperhead Bend outside Burnsville, in Yancey County's Blue Ridge, known for its lavender, wildflower honey, and goat-milk soap. The farm raises alpacas and bottles its own mountain spring water, and its lavender and honey products have been sold nationally. It sits high in the western North Carolina mountains north of Asheville.