BRWIA’s mission is to empower women and their families with resources, education, and skills related to the production and consumption of sustainably-grown food from the community.
Based in Boone, North Carolina, BRWIA serves members across the High Country of the state.
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture began as a grassroots project of Watauga County Extension by women tired of hearing "that can't be done." We are seeking to create working partnerships with groups who have related goals in agricultural endeavors, present entrepreneurial and sustainable agriculture workshops, and organize planning and research for a Community Food Assessment.
2009 Farm Tour Sponsors
Orchard Hill Media
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
Earth Fare
Grayson Natural Foods
Mast General Store
Spin a Yarn - Weave a Web
Ashe County Farm Bureau
Bare Essentials Natural Market
Old Orchard Creek
Syndicate
2009 High Country Farm Tour
Saturday August 8th and Sunday August 9th
1 pm to 5 pm both days
Join local farmers and Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture for a fun-filled summer weekend! Enjoy the bounty of food and flowers in the beautiful North Carolina mountains while supporting local sustainable farms in Allegheny, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes Counties. Interviews with the farmers will be posted on the High Country Farm Tour Blog.
Wrist bands are $20 in advance or $25 if purchased at a farm, and are good for one carload of people for the entire weekend—or pay $10 per farm. Buy a wristband in advance for only $20 from a location below.
- Ashe County Farmers’ Market, Saturdays & Wednesdays, 8AM-1PM
“Back Street” of West Jefferson off Jefferson Ave/Hwy 88N - Bare Essentials Natural Market
273 Boone Heights Drive, Boone 828-262-5592 - Earth Fare
178 West King Street, Boone 828-263-8138 - Original Mast General Store in Valle Crucis
Highway 194, Valle Crucis 828-963-6511 - Mast General Store in Downtown Boone
630 West King Street, Boone 828-262-0000 - Spin A Yarn
207 Backstreet, West Jefferson 336-846-7746 - Watauga County Farmers’ Market, Saturday mornings, Wednesdays 4-7 PM
Horn in the West parking lot off Hwy 105 Extension in Boone 1-828-355-4918
Credit card purchaces can be made at Earthfare in Boone.
Download the High Country Farm Tour Map or the BRWIA Farm Tour Brochure or pick one up at one of the above locations.
Volunteers are needed and can attend the tour for free on the day they are not volunteering. To register as a volunteer please send an email with your name, phone number, day and time you’re available, and farm preference (if any).
Volunteers should arrive 20 minutes early to meet the farm owner and learn what they will need help with. They should bring a chair, water and change for selling wrist bands. The volunteer packet will contain 10 wristbands for on-site sales. The wrist bands are $25 per car and a single farm visit is $10. Please print out an attendance sheet using our Word Document or PDF.
Questions? Please call Kelly Jo at 304-923-7474.
The map below is for reference only. Please use the specific directions given by the farmers in the brochure to travel to the farms. A larger version of the map can be found at HomeGrown Directory
