Waynesville Farmers Market

                                           YOU’RE INVITED

to experience the hometown mountain atmosphere of WesternNorth Carolina’s second largest farmers’ market!! Conveniently located in downtown Waynesville, you’ll enjoy interaction with the area’s premier farmers and other vendors. Local musicians volunteer their time to entertain you on Saturdays.

EXPERIENCE WAYNESVILLE

in this very special community place!

SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW

Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market, located in the HART Theater/Shelton House parking lot on Pigeon Street in Waynesville, is kicking off its 2013 season with the return of our 60+ local vendors offering a variety of produce grown locally and picked at the peak of perfection!  Some of our growers are adding additional greenhouses and similar structures to extend the growing season and offer a wider range of products. 

The 2013 season kicks off on April 20^th and runs through October 30^th .  A special winter market offering evergreens, value-added products, late-season produce, seafood and meat, along with heritage crafts, will be held during November and early December, pending identification of a suitable location.  (Call or email for details.)  The market is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until Noon.   Special event days monthly feature seasonal produce, chef demonstrations, sampling, informative demos on raptor birds, dog care and training, and other subjects.   

In addition to produce, we trust you will continue to enjoy the wide variety of local meats including beef, pork, lamb, rabbit, chicken and turkeys.   Freshly caught mountain trout and seafood from our one “exotic vendor”, delivered overnight from Kitty Hawk (the freshest you’ll find anywhere), remain favorites.    Eggs, cheese, mushrooms, herbs and edible flowers, preserves and other value-added delights, honey, and numerous other offerings are available to round out your menus.  Baked goods including cupcakes, bread, cookies, cakes and pies satisfy that sweet tooth. 

Our locally grown landscape, garden, and herb plants aim to please.  You’ll find vendors anxious to assist with those gardening questions offering helpful information regarding  varieties, hardiness, and bloom time.  Watch for cut flowers and herbs to beautify your kitchen table and delight you with their fragrance. 

In addition, we anticipate the return of our local heritage crafters with fibers and knitted products, pottery, baskets, wooden furniture and cutting boards, games, soaps and candles, birdhouses and feeders.   Our crafters represent the heritage of the Appalachians, finely crafted products to be enjoyed for years in your home.    Remember, if you are visiting, to browse these offerings for those special gifts . . . mementos of your visit.

Remember too that, as our produce is seasonal, varieties and availability is somewhat limited early and late in the year.  Again, vendors are working hard to accommodate our customers by growing in protected environments to fill those gaps.

We currently welcome your well-behaved pets.  They must be on leashes and owners are required to pick up after them, as well as to manage them so that vendor products are not compromised. 

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2013 MARKET.  If you are interested in becoming a vendor at our market, the applications and guidelines are now available on this web site.  Our market is a producer-only market available to residents of Haywood and adjoining counties.   Brokering (purchasing produce and other items for resale) is not permitted.  Please review the attached guidelines for additional specifics prior to applying. 

SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH OUR SPONSORS!  The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts (Shelton House) and HART Theater (Haywood County’s amazing community theater featuring local talent) provide the location for Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market.   We invite you to join us in supporting this exceptional effort by patronizing these entertaining and educational venues as well.  They are located adjacent to the market. 

We are enthusiastic about our coming market year and especially excited about seeing all of you!   Please pay us a visit.  We promise you will be glad you did.                                        

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FIND US in the parking lot of HART Theater and the Museum of

North Carolina Handicrafts at

250 Pigeon Street (276S) in Waynesville.

Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market is located just three blocks

from Waynesville’s historic Main Street and a short distance from

the Frog Level National Historic District.

Click on the link below for a map.

http://classic.mapquest.com/mq/4-nC*_Sf3r

This producer-only market offers the freshest local products including . . .

FRUITS & VEGETABLES * LOCAL MEAT * GOAT CHEESE & MILK * EGGS * HONEY * PLANTS & HERBS * BAKED GOODS *

JAMS, JELLIES & PRESERVES

NC SEAFOOD, delivered overnight from Kitty Hawk!

Also featuring:

The finest of Western North Carolina HERITAGE CRAFTS including . . .

BROOMS * ANIMAL FIBERS & WEAVINGS * POTTERY

FURNITURE & WOODWORKING * SOAP * CANDLES

and GARDEN-RELATED PRODUCTS

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We look forward to meeting you!

Click here to read about some of our vendors!