Special section: CSAs & Tailgate Markets

New Life Journal, Oct-Nov, 2003

Where: King's Flea Market in Murphy: at the intersection of Highway 23/64 and Hiwassee Street

When: Wednesday evening 4 pm to 6:30 pm and Saturday morning 7 am to 11:30 am

Contact: John Verner and Janella Bradley 828-494-3155, ccsfa@hotmail.com

Haywood County

WAYNESVILLE TAILGATE MARKET

What: Locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, flowers, herbs, etc. No resale items.

Where: Badcock Home Furnishings parking lot, North Main Street across from First Presbyterian Church Waynesville

When: Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 am-noon

Contact: Ron Holster 828-456-3517, dwa@asapcom.com

CANTON TAILGATE MARKET

What: Locally grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants and honey Farmers in Haywood County.

Where: 112 Park Street--Cross the bridge parking lot an right beside the river.

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 am-noon

Contact: Gail Guy 828-648-7925, info@cantonpapertown.com

MAGGIE VALLEY

What: local organic and conventional produce

Where: Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, between Comfort inn and the Cabbage Rose on US 19

When: Fridays 8 am-noon

Contact: Nancy Yarborough, Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce 828-926-1686

Henderson County

HENDERSON COUNTY TAILGATE MARKET

What: local organic and conventional produce, flowers, herbs, plants, baked goods, canned goods

Where: Henderson County Commissioners Building, 100 N. King Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave.)

When: Saturdays 7 am-noon

Contact: Hubert Barnwell 828-693-7265

HENDERSONVILLE CURB MARKET

What: A co-op of 100 families sell plants, dried flowers, jams, local fruits and vegetables, cut flowers; also fresh baked breads, cakes, candy and soap and folk crafts. Everything is homemade, handmade and produced in Henderson County NC

Where: Church St. (US 25 South) in Hendersonville--almost directly across strum from old courthouse.

When: Open pear round. Summer from 8-2 Tue, Thur, and Sat. and Winter from 8-2 on Tue. & Sat. Contact: Ralph Kiing 828-693-8991

Jackson County

JACKSON COUNTY TAILGATE FARMERS MARKET

What: Only locally grown produce, plants, and products. A wide variety of produce, herbs, mush rooms, baked floods, honey and jams am available. Where: In downtown Sylva off Mill Street behind Peebles in the municipal parking lot

When: Saturdays 8 am-noon

Contact: Karen White at 828-227-208, kawhite@wcu

Mitchell County

BAKERSVILLE TAILGATE MARKET

What: Vendors offering organic garden produce, berries and other fruit of the season, gourd art, fresh eggs and goat cheese, coffee and sweets

Where: In the back parking lot of the Bakersville Clinic, opposite the Post Office

When: Saturdays from 8 am-noon

Contact: Jennifer Rambo 82R-467-2171

Madison County

MADISON COUNTY FARMERS' MARKET

What:With more than 28 different vendors--all local farmers and crafts people--the market offers lots of locally-grown produce, free-range eggs, several kinds of goat cheese, our own mountain honey and molasses, canned goods, homebaked goods and fresh bread.

Where: 1.4 miles east of exit 11 off of Route 19/23, across Dora the tennis courts on the Mars Hill College campus: Look for the blue tents!