Catawba County

Bird Brain Ostrich Ranch

Pat Roberts
6691 Little Mountain Road, Sherrill’s Ford, NC 28673
704-483-1620
Date & Time: Weekdays by appointment; Sat & Sun 1-4pm.
Directions: From I-77 Exit 36, travel west on Hwy 150 for 9.5 miles. Turn right onto Little Mountain Rd.  1.75 miles on left at 6691 Little Mountain Rd.  From Hwy 16, go 4.5 miles east on Hwy 150. Turn left just past Cross Country Campground on to Mount Pleasant Rd. Go to caution light and turn left on Little Mountain Rd. Farm ¾ mile on left.
Services & Information: Advance Order, Agritourism, Farm Tours, Ranch Store with Meat Market, Wholesale Available. We are vendors at the Lincoln County Farmers Market at Denver and at the Davidson Farmers Market.
Items: Eggs, fresh ostrich meat, group tours, birthday parties. 


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Conover Farmers Market

Julie Lehmann
Market address:  501 1st Avenue South, Conovor, NC 28613
Mailing address:  PO Box 549 Conover, NC 28613
828-234-7075
Date & Time: April 25– end of Oct 2009:  Sat 8am-12:30pm
Directions: Downtown Conover at the railroad tracks
Services & Information: Farmers Market
Items: Apples, beef, blackberries, blueberries, corn, eggs, herbs, honey, jams & jellies, melons, Shiitake mushrooms, peaches, poultry, pumpkins, strawberries, organic vegetables, traditionally grown vegetables.


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Country Acres

Tim and Karen Harris
1262 Dixie Street, Newton, NC 28658
828-464-7314 , 828-381-0254
Date & Time: 7 days a week by appointment; 3:30 - 7:30pm
Directions:Located off Hwy 321 South between Newton and Maiden. Turn off of Hwy 321 onto Dixie Street. Third house on right - lower drive. (Dixie is street before Prison Camp Rd.)
Services & Information: Meat Market
Items: Beef; We have grass fed Angus beef for sale by the pound (hamburger, steaks, roasts) and bulk through preorders of 1/4, 1/2 and whole.


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Downtown Hickory Farmers Market

Joanne Brown
PO Box 45, Hickory, NC 28603
828-308-6508 , 828-308-6508
Date & Time: April 18-Nov 25, 2009:  Sat 7am–1pm, Wed 12noon–5:30pm
Directions: Downtown Hickory on Government Ave across from Union Square in the parking lot of the former Hickory Station Restaurant near the post office. Parking on the street, in Union Square parking area, and city parking lots nearby
Services & Information: Farmers Market. City restrooms are available. Shopping and dining within walking distance. Some vendors at the market accept Farmers Market Nutritional Program Vouchers supplied through WIC.
Items: Apples, baked goods, beef, blackberries, blueberries, sweet corn, crafts, cut flowers, goat cheese, eggs, grapes, herbs, honey, jams/jellies, melons, peaches, plants, pork, poultry, pumpkins, soaps, strawberries, organic vegetables, traditionally grown vegetables.


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Freedom Farm

Bill & Jeanette Reed
3953 Beda Road, Maiden NC 2850
828-466-2620
Date & Time: year round by appointment - Call for info and availability.
Directions: Beda Road is 1/10 mile north of Buffalo Shoals Road on Hwy 16.
Services & Information: Advance Order
Items: Eggs, herbs, traditionally grown vegetables, luxurious handmade soaps and herbal products with no premade bases. We are vendors at the Lincoln County Farmers Market @ Denver and the Conover Farmers Market.


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Greasy Branch Gardens

Harold Edwards
7196 Sherrill’s Ford Road, Sherrill’s Ford, NC  28673
828-478-2557
Date & Time: June-Nov: Mon-Sat 6am-8pm
Directions: North of Sherrill’s Ford School about 2 miles. South on Sherrill’s Ford Rd. 2 miles from Gold Mine Store.
Services & Information: Roadside Stand; Organic/Sustainable Agriculture. We are a vendor at the Catawba Valley Farmers Market.
Items: Organic vegetables 


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Ira Cline Farm

Ira and Ann Cline
4444 Lee Cline Road, Conover, NC 28613
828-464-5942
Date & Time: May – August: Strawberries – Sun 2pm-7pm, Mon-Sat 8am-7pm; Blueberries – Mon-Sat 8am-7pm
Directions: Located 5 miles east of Hickory and 5 miles north of Newton and 4 miles north of Conover. I-40 Exit #132 to NC 16 North – 2 miles turn left on C&B Farm Rd. Go 1 1/4miles, turn left on Lee Cline Rd., go ¼ mile to farm.
Services & Information: Pick-Your-Own, Roadside Stand
Items: Blueberries, cider (blueberry, strawberry), dry gourds, strawberries.


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L.F.R. Farms & Greenhouses

Lucas Foard Richard
2952 Lou Hoyle Lane, Newton, NC 28658
704-462-1417
Date & Time: April 1-June 30, 2009: Mon-Sat 8am-5pm, , Sun 1-5pm
Directions: Hwy 10 west from Newton. Turn left on Wesley Chapel Rd. At stop sign, turn left. Farm is at top of hill on left.
Services & Information: Pick-Your-Own, Roadside Stand, Wholesale Available
Items: Strawberries, strawberry cider, greenhouse plants (annuals, perennials, vegetable plants), traditionally grown vegetables


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Martin Farms

Johnny and Debra Martin
3035 MM Drive, Vale, NC 28168
704-462-2890
Date & Time: May: Mon-Sat, 8am–8pm, Sun 1-5pm. July:  Mon, Wed, Fri 8am–12 noon and 4pm–7pm, Sat 8am–12 noon
Directions: From Hickory, take Hwy 127 S to Hwy 10.  Go west 3 miles to State Rd 2042 (Heavner Rd). Farm 1 mile on left.
Services & Information: Advance Order, Pick-Your-Own, Roadside Stand, Wholesale Availalbe. We are a vendor at the Catawba Valley and the Downtown Hickory Farmers Market.
Items: Blackberries, honey, strawberries traditionally grown vegetables.We have portable restrooms, wash sink and picnic tables available.


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Santa’s Forest

John and Gale Herter
4071 Herter Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092
828-428-9350 / 704-735-3112 / 828-381-3390
Date & Time: Nov 27 – Dec 19, 2009: 7 days a week, Sat & Sun 9-dark and Mon-Fri 12pm - dark
Directions: North on new 321 – exit 33 (Startown Rd.) – across bridge to Blackburn Bridge Rd., 1 mile to Herter Rd. Farm is ¼ mile on right. Signs posted.
Services & Information: Advance Order, Agritourism, Christmas Tree Farm, Pick-Your-Own. We have restrooms, picnic facilities, farm animals, hay rides on Saturday, and an old farm implement display. You may choose and tag Christmas trees early.
Items: Christmas Trees and wreaths. 


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Shady Oaks Farm

Tim and Judy Roberts
3487 Yount Road, Newton, NC 28658
828-464-5722 / 828-228-1013 cell
Date & Time: Year round, Mon - Sat 9am-5pm. Call in advance.
Directions: North out of Denver on Hwy 16 towards Newton. At Balls Creek Bait & Tackle (light) turn right. About 1 to 1 ½ miles turn left on Mount Olive Church Rd. In approximately one mile, turn right on Yount Rd. We are on the left. Look for sunflowers along road, can’t miss it.
Services & Information: Advance Order, Pick-Your-Own, Roadside Stand, Wholesale Available. If you call ahead, we can tell you what is in season, prices and pick up times. We are a vendor at the Lincoln County Farmers Market at Denver and the Conover Farmers Market.
Items: Blackberries, blueberries, sweet corn, eggs, honey, melons, poultry, pumpkins, traditionally grown vegetables, flowers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cucumbers, yellow and green squash, tomatoes, cantaloupe, okra and other vegetables. Please call ahead or visit us at the farmers markets for orders. Orders at farmers market must be paid 50% in advance and picked up at farm at designated time.


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Windy Wool Windings

Susan Proctor
5247 Plateau Road, Vale, NC 28168
704-462-2703 / 828-320-4775
Date & Time: Year round. Weekday evenings; weekends 9am-4pm, call 24 hours in advance.
Directions: From Newton, take Hwy 10 west to Propst Crossroads – turn left onto Plateau Rd. Follow Plateau Rd. 5 miles – Windy Wool Windings in white building directly across from Sunny Hill Farm.
Services & Information: Advance Order, Agritourism, Farm Tours, Meat Market
Items: Beef, lamb, wool fleeces, wool roving, yarns, weavings. Classes in spinning, weaving, processing raw fleece. Tours of working dairy.All products are home grown. No hormones or growth stimulants used.


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