King Street Farmers' Market

Your connection to fresh, local food

AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE

A WEEKDAY FARMERS' MARKET IN DOWNTOWN BOONE

Tuesdays 4-7 pm
May- Oct
In front of Watauga Co. Social Services
126 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, NC

About Us

The King Street Farmers' Market, powered by Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is returning for the 2023 season! The market has been operating since 2017. The King Street Market is a spacious, outdoor market that operates every Tuesday from May through October. The King Street Market is designed with working families in mind to give them the perfect opportunity to shop local during the week.

The King Street Market offer a wide array of local goods including produce, meats, flowers, bread, eggs, crafts, and more!

For more information about featured vendors and special events, customers are encouraged to follow us on Facebook @KingStreetMkt and on Instagram @kingstreetmarket. For general inquiries or to be added to our weekly newsletter, please email farmersmarkets@brwia.org.

Are you a musician who wants to perform at the market? Please email farmersmarkets@brwia.org if interested. Musicians are offered $50 per market, and are encouraged to put out a tip jar as well. We now offer a solar panel hookup to those who require electricity to play!

Are you a community organization who would like to table at the market? Please email farmersmarkets@brwia.org for more information or to sign up.

Interested in becoming a vendor?
2023 Applications will open February 15th!

2023 Market policies

2023 application

Equitable access to high quality food
In 2022, the King Street Market doubled over $3,874 in nutrition benefits

Learn more about Double Up Food Bucks

Updates & Special events

Special Events 2022 Fairy Day Photo Album:

Mayfest
Queer Farmer Day
Outdoor Recreation Day
Dia Latino
Tomato Day
Appalachian Heritage Day
Senior Day
Sustainability Day
Fall Fest
And more!

King Street Market Vendors

All You Knead Is Love: All You Knead Is Love is a vegan micro-bakery in Boone, NC. The mission of the bakery is to spread happiness and joy in the community through sustainably made and eco-conscious baked goods. All products are made with plant-based alternatives and locally sourced ingredients that have been selected with passion and care for the environment, the planet, and for people.
Learn more: allyoukneadislove.store

Amado Farm: Amado Farm began operations in fall of 2021 and is a small, veteran-owned farm just off the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Calloway Gap. Their dream was to move to the NC mountains and live in harmony with the land. They are committed to using sustainable, eco-friendly, and organic farming practices through composting and worm farming as well as using abundant tree saplings, leaf mulch, and natural fertilizers in our raised beds. Their goal is to source their farm as naturally as possible and pass along to consumers our products packaged in recycled and environmentally-minded packaging. They have chicken, Pekin duck, and Coturnix quail eggs for sale for consumption along with fertilized duck and quail eggs. They grow a variety of unique produce along with herbs and flowers, create teas from foraged wild plants, and have a rabbitry where they raise Silver Fox rabbits. Their motto is "Amado Farm is where friendly, furry, and feathered friends flock together."
Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/profile/php?id=100077387784244

Asa Acres: Cattle and pasture are raised free of growth hormones and antibiotics. Beef that is grown to maturity and finished naturally on grass.
Learn more:

B.A.D. Composting is a compost co-op that collects food scraps from individuals as well as providing gardening help like building compost bins and permaculture gardens.

Learn More: www.bit.ly/badcomposting
Instagram: @b.a.dcomposting
Facebook: @b.a.dcomposting

Black Birch Her-Pothecary is a certified holistic and clinical herbalist. She has studied through the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine. She is located in Watauga county where she produces all of her herbal remedies by hand. All products are organic, or ethically wild crafted. Products include teas, tinctures, salves, steams, broth bags, bear oils, role on scents, epsom salt baths, medicinal vinegar, medicinal honey, face mask powders, skin toners, steams, and more.

Learn More:
Instagram: @black_birch_herpothecary

Blue Ridge Valley Farm is a small produce farm using horse power and earth centered values to bring nutritious, meaningful food to everyone in the High Country. All of their produce is non-gmo and they use zero synthetic/non-organic sprays, pesticides or materials. Their farm specializes in fresh greens, roots, okra, and peppers, but they grow much more! They are located in Triplett, NC, just 20 minutes from Boone, and farm on less than one acre.

Learn More: www.brvfarm.com
Instagram: @brvfarm
Facebook: @brvfarm

Browns Farm Ridge Meats is a 5th generation farm producing premium local beef in the High Country. From their inception, they have placed a huge emphasis on developing their cattle on a formulated ration that intentionally builds layers of flavor within the meat. It is their hope and desire that their beef can bring you and your family around a dinner table and be the conversation starter that brings you together.

Learn More: www.bfrmeats.com
Instagram: @bfrmeats
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bfrmeats

Calm and Chaos Leather-craft: At Calm and Chaos Leather-craft, they produce a variety of leather goods using high quality, full-grain vegetable tanned leather sourced from ethically and environmentally responsible tanneries in Tuscany, Italy and in the United States. Their goods are excellent for personal use but are also great gift ideas for a friend or family member! Some of the main items they produce include bi-folds, small card wraps, folding card wallets, keychains, journal covers, flasks, dice/valet trays, belts, and tote bags.
Learn more: https://www.calmandchaosleathercraft.com/

Creeksong: They are a second generation farm that has been growing vegetables, cut flowers, eggs, and meat since 1979.
Learn more: www.creeksongfarm.com

Daffodil Spring Farm is a community-scale farm located in the pastoral Valle Crucis community of Watauga County. Farmed by Dave Walker, Daffodil Spring Farm raises pastured pork that is Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World and delicious vegetables. Daffodil Spring Farm practices regenerative agriculture, growing food that is good for the land, animals, and our community.

Learn More: www.daffodilspringfarm.com
Instagram: @daffodilspringfarm
Facebook: @daffodilspringfarm

Escobar Rustic Craft: Locally sourced wood that we use to make many products such as cutting boards, charcuterie boards, wine racks, decorative pieces, candle holders etc. Located in Deep Gap N.C.
Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063820172034

Fire Light Candle: Firelight candles are made in small batches in my home kitchen. Once the candles have cured, she uses a Circuit di-cut machine to print out vinyl designs that are specifically created for each scent. She carefully hand weeds out the designs from the vinyl sheets using a special tool and apply them to the candle jars. She has always been rejuvenated by the scenes and scents of nature and so she set out to capture that goodness by using all-natural soy, premium fragrance oils + essential oils, and pure bee's wax to craft each signature scent in an artistic candle.
Learn more: www.firelightcandle.com
Instagram: @firelightcandle
Facebook: firelightcandle

FJ Family Farms: We are Franklin and Whitney Johnson, our farm is located in Mount Airy. We offer Pasture Raised Chicken, Pasture/Forest Raised Pork, Pasture Raised Thanksgiving Turkeys and Pasture Raised Eggs. We offer a wide variety of Pork products such as Smoked Bacon, Breakfast Sausages, Bratwurst, Lard, Lard soaps ,Chops, Ribs, and so much more! Our chicken is offered in either retail cuts or whole chickens! We use regenerative farming techniques and sustainable agriculture practices for a better tomorrow. We want to build stronger relationships in the local community, between the farmer and the consumer. All products are free of Nitrates, MSG’s, and Artificial Preservatives! We use regenerative farming techniques and sustainable agriculture practices. We also feed a locally sourced Non GMO feed ration. We want to bring you the highest quality naturally grown meats and eggs.
Learn more: @fjfamilyfarms

Foothills Farm and Apiary: A CNG and Appalachian Grown farm that specializes in microgreens, edible flowers, tomatoes, and honey. Learn more: Instagram: @Foothillsfarmnc

Gala Crafts creates stained glass pieces. Their goal with stained glass is to capture all the wild, varied, spectacular colors and textures of nature in unique art, glass pieces. They love adding copper wire, antique glass plates, and even occasional spoons to their pieces to accentuate the natural movement of the glass. Whenever possible they incorporate found and recycled glass, wire and bevels into their pieces. They have been working in the medium for over 20 years and have learned (sometimes the hard way) to love the music of breaking glass.

Learn More: www.galacrafts.com
Instagram: @galacrafts
Facebook: @GalaCraftArtisans

Handcrafted Chaos: An eclectic mix of handmade jewelry, paintings, stitched and sculpted works, and multimedia pieces, lovingly created by 3 very queer, very nerdy friends.
Learn more: Etsy: handcraftedchaos

Hedge Family Farm is setting their roots on a quiet 1/2 acre in Lenoir, NC. They are Mike and Sara at Hedge Family Farm! Their dream is to create a sustainable food system while inspiring others. With their own love for high-quality food and variety of flavor, they are focused on nutrient-dense produce, and high vibrational soil, they are bringing the very best for you and your family.

Learn More: www.hedgefamilyfarm.com
Instagram: @hedgefamilyfarm
Facebook: @hedgefamilyfarm

Hillside Haven Farm is a small family farm located in the beautiful hills of Carter County, TN, about 25 miles from Boone, NC. They love to grow food, and have a variety of vegetables and small fruits. Those include lettuce, kale, spinach, green beans, tomatoes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, okra, sugar snap peas, field peas, and several others. They also have blueberry bushes and plan to put in raspberries and strawberries this year. They use natural fertilizers and additives for their soil, such as compost, worm castings, alfalfa, greensand, and lime. They like to avoid using sprays but when they are necessary, they use organic ones. They love to provide healthy food from their family to yours, and look forward to serving you!

Irmaly: Art and crafts..hand painted or printed fiber arts. Silk scarves..wall hangings..dolls..totes

Jah Works Farm: Our family grows a wide variety of culinary and medical herbs and vegetables. We use integrative pest management and natural farming techniques that nurture and renew the soil in order for maximum flavor and quality in our produce. Our specialty is in growing unique heirloom and hybrid peppers, as well as numerous types of turmerics, ginger and galangal.
Learn more: www.jahworksfarm.com

Knob Hill Goat Dairy: Built on 20 acres in the Burke County, NC community of Connelly Springs, Knob Hill Goat Dairy produced farmstead cheese and soap from Nubian and Saanen goats raised on our farm.
Learn more: Facebook: Knob Hill Goat Dairy LLC

Mountain Flowers Hemp focuses on the production of craft, small batch hemp grown in controlled indoor environments using living soil techniques. Their specialty is cured hemp flower, salves, and hand crafted hemp products to enhance the experience of life. It is a farmer owned, farmer grown operation based in beautiful Boone, North Carolina. Their lead cultivator moved to the state of Washington and spent 7 years cultivating in both medicinal and recreational facilities. Recent changes in legislation inspired them to move back home and continue to pursue their passion for sustainable agriculture where it all began.

Learn More: www.mountainflowershemp.com
Instagram: @mountainflowershemp
Facebook: @mountainflowershemp

Mountain Roots Farm: Sells fresh fruits and vegetables.

Mountain Works: Mountain Works is a diversified conservation company. They serve our clients on the farm, in the woods, and at the job site. They offer grass fed and finished lamb and beef products with heritage sheep and cattle breeds.
Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/mtnworkssd

Nature Craft Garden: On a small farm located in Watauga County, grows and gathers fresh cut and dried herbs and flowers. Creates original art and home decor products inspired by local subject matter and nature. Farm is located at North Carolina Century Family Farm.
Learn more: naturecraftgarden.com

Poppies: Poppies is a small local business located in Ashe County NC, that offers clean and naturally made popsicles, smoothies, bowls, and juices. Sourcing locally to the best of our ability all of our products are free from any artificial additives, colors, and sweeteners.
Learn more: @poppiesboone22

Resupply makes soap (bar and liquid) as well as other household and personal care items that are sold in a refillable format, or in compostable/no packaging, emphasizing sustainability. They also try to source as locally as possible whenever possible.

Learn More: www.resupplyboone.com
Instagram: @resupplyboone
Facebook: @resupplyboone

Sheraton Farms: Ethically raised, pastured meats without antibiotics, steroids, or fertilizers
Learn more: https://www.sheratonparkfarms.com/

Shellspace: Shellspace is a creative space where you can collect a variety of different abstract psychedelic prints, stickers, and postcards. They also create a wide range of funky, earthly, and industrial jewelry pieces. In addition to the art, they have a collection of different aromatherapy candles that they have concocted for any space it ends up in. ❤️
Learn more: @shellspace

Soul Stones Jewelry: Soul Stones Jewelry Company is a small, queer-owned company based in Boone. They specialize in hand-woven, micro-macrame crystal jewelry. They use real, precious and semi-precious stones that are frequently sourced locally in NC. They primarily make necklaces, but also occasionally make bracelets, earrings, glasses holders, and other unique pieces of jewelry. Every piece is comprised of hundreds of tiny knots, each hand tied and full of love and light.
Learn more: https://linktr.ee/soulstonesjewelryco

Sugar and Steel is located in Boone. They create handmade jewelry using mixed metals, leather, and/or stained glass. They focus on a variety of different styles from homely to elegant to edgy. They use a variety of different techniques in the creation of their pieces. Some pieces are etched with a unique design. All of their metal pieces are smithed. The stained glass pieces are created using the Tiffany Method.

Learn More: www.etsy.com/shop/SugarAndSteelShop
Instagram: @sugarandsteel.shop
Facebook: @sugarandsteelshop

TheirArt: Crochet fruit and veggie bucket hats (and matching fruits and veggies) and more. Oliver (they/them) is a third year student at App State and I'm doing this to earn money for transition-related expenses (name change, top surgery, etc).
Learn more: https://instagram.com/theirart_?utm_medium=copy_link

Sweet Dreams Patisserie is a bakery based out of the Patterson School Foundation in Lenoir, NC. Pastry chef and owner, Colleen Feeney, is taking her experience and skills in fine dining to provide five star flavors at an every day cost. Sweet Dreams produces your favorite classic treats, but with an elevated twist to provide a one of a kind dessert experience. She does not use bleached flour, nor sugar, and strives to utilize as many locally sourced and organic ingredients as she can.

Learn More:
Instagram: @sweetdreamsboone
Facebook: @sweetdreamsboone

Wooded Wilds: Selling arts and crafts (watercolor paintings, coffee paintings, pressed flower jewelery, bookmarks, pressed feathers frames, wall hangings)
Learn more: Instagram: @carpentrekkers

QUESTIONS?

Contact: FarmersMarkets@BRWIA.org