Burke County

Apple Hill Orchard & Cider Mill

Harley Prewitt
Farm Address:  2075 Pleasant Hill Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655
Mailing Address:  5205 Appletree Lane, Morganton, NC 28655
828-437-1224, 828-433-1406
Date & Time: Late Aug-Oct: Mon-Sat 9-6pm; Nov-Dec 24: Mon-Sat 9-5pm
Directions: Exit 104 from I-40. Travel south 4 miles on Enola Rd. Turn right onto Pleasant Hill Ave. Apple orchard on right approximately 200 yards.
Services & Information: Agritourism, Certified Roadside Market, Farm Tours, “Goodness Grows in NC” member, Pick-Your-Own, Wholesale Available. We are vendors at the Morganton Fresh Market and Valdese Farmers Market.
Items: Apples, cider, honey, ice cream, jams and jellies, nectarines, peaches, pumpkins. Orchard bakery open mornings and on Saturdays. Indoor restrooms, picnic shelter, wagon orchard tours, educational and group tours by appointment.


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Beans ‘N Berries

Loch Hoffman
7155 Rhoney Rd., Connelly Springs, NC 28612
828-403-6989
Date & Time: March-Dec:  7 days a week
Drop off to CSA members at several places in Hickory on Wednesday morning, March 12-Dec 24
Directions: From Hickory:  exit 121, go south. At Advent crossroads go between 2 gas stations – George Hildebrand School Rd – to end. Turn left on Hwy 18 and go one mile. Right on Rhoney Rd. In 200 yards, driveway on right.  From points South:  go to Cooksville, continue to Hwy 18. Turn right, cross Jacobs Fork, go to top of hill. Turn left on Rhoney Rd.; driveway 200 yards on right.
Services & Information: Agritourism, Community Supported Agriculture, Farm Tours, Organic/Sustainable Agriculture, Pick-Your-Own. Running water, Ablution block (rest room). We are vendors at the French Broad Co-op in Asheville.
Items: Blueberries, sweet corn, eggs, herbs, melons, shiitake mushrooms, pumpkins, organic vegetables. Not certified organic but chemical free and raised sustainably.


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Morganton Farmers Market

Sharon Jablonski
Market address: 600 South Green Street
Mailing address: PO Box 1472, Morganton, NC 28680
828-438-5252, 828-443-0886
Date & Time: May 9-Oct 10, 2009: Tues 1-5pm, Sat 8am-1pm
Directions: Downtown Morganton, behind Gepetto’s and More Lace @ railroad
Services & Information: Farmers Market
Items: Apples, blackberries, blueberries, corn, eggs, herbs, jams and jellies, melons, mushrooms, peaches, pumpkins, strawberries, traditionally grown vegetables.


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Muddy Creek Mushroom Farm

Patrick B. Stephens
3515 Seals Road, Morganton, NC 28655
828-584-2128, 828-584-8891
Date & Time: April-Nov: Sunday-Saturday, call for appt.
Directions: I-40 exit 94, traveling east turn left, traveling west turn right. Take Dysartsville Rd. to Hwy 70. Turn left at Hwy 70. Go approx. 1 mile to Seals Road. Turn left on Seals Road
Services & Information: Roadside Stand. We are vendors at the Morganton Farmers Market.
Items: Shiitake mushrooms


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Rock Creek Farm

Johnny D. Yancey
6520 Rhoney Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612
828-437-6218
Date & Time: June 15-Sept 1, 2009: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm
Directions: Eleven miles south of Morganton on Hwy 18 at the intersection of George Hildebrand School Rd. Twelve miles  southwest of Longview via Old Shelby Rd. and George Hildebrand School Rd.
Services & Information: Roadside Stand. We are vendors at the Morganton Farmers Market.
Items: Blackberries, sweet corn, honey, melons, peaches, traditionally grown vegetables. 


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Valdese Farmers Market

Barbara Hefner
Market Address:  Town Hall Parking Lot, Faet St., Valdese, NC
Mailing Address:  PO Box 339, Valdese, NC 28690
828-879-2126
Date & Time: June-Oct:  Wednesdays 8-12noon, Fridays 2-6pm
Directions: Exit 111 or 112 off I-40. Go to Main St. and turn left. Take a left on Faet St., Farmers Market on right in Town Hall parking lot.
Services & Information: Farmers Market
Items: Apples, baked goods, blackberries, blueberries, sweet corn, jams and jellies, melons, peaches, strawberries, traditionally grown vegetables.


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