We sell Hot Sauces, Salsa, and BBQ Sauce made from our home grown peppers, we also sell eggs, vegetables, herbs and blueberries.
Visit the Fire From The Mountain website.

Zydeco Moon Farm is fully certified organic and owners Sally Thiel and Joe Martin raise a variety of vegetables including tomatoes, lettuce, sugar snap peas, peppers, snow peas, and squash.

James Wilkes owns Faith Mountain Farm in Creston, NC.

He can be reached at:

• 489 Big Laurel Road
• Creston, NC, 28615
• 336-385-3510

Jon Bost owns Grandfather Mountain Apple Orchard, a pick-your-own orchard since WWII.
Now, you can pick your own woodworking design too!

What you are seeing today is off-season work, crafted from local maple and cherry wood cut down for the construction of the new Highway 421.

Jon also does custom work from descriptions.
Call him at (828) 963-8489.

Coming soon, blueberries and apples!

Carol has called her 21-acre Butler, Tennessee farm "home" since 1977. The blueberry bushes were planted with the help of neighbors and sons in 1982.

Even when Carol moved to Wyoming, then on to California, the blueberry farm was always her real "home". When she was finally able to return to her farm in 2000, she found many of the bushes completely entangled with wild roses and brambles. With the help of her partner, Susan Jacoby, Carol slowly uncovered the 1003 blueberry bushes that had patiently waited for her return. That spring, a neighbor called and said, "I read 'Under the Tuscan Sun' last winter, and every time I pass your farm and see you and Susan working on the blueberry hill, I think of that book. The author rescued an olive grove in Italy, and it's good to see you bringing your farm back, too."

Since the summer of 2000, there have been plenty of berries for the farmers market and for the birds. There are both highbush and lowbush varieties of blueberries. This provides a steady flow of fruit from mid-June through July.

" 'Live like you are going to die tomorrow, but farm like you will live forever.' I don't know who said it, but that's how I feel." (Carol)

Susan has been a lifetime advocate of organic farming methods and natural life- style practices. She is a practitioner of herbal medicine and the whole food approach to health. She has taught seminars on both coasts and given individual consultations for the past 25 years to people with many different challenges and backgrounds. Susan and Carol began working together almost ten years ago with Carol providing the emotional healing aspect to the work. "I devote myself entirely to the blueberries this time of year, as I need them for my own healing and rejuvenation. I am happy up there in that sea of blue tranquility. And it is a privilege to be able to contribute in a genuine way to the Watauga County Farmer's Market. To be able to remind folks what a real blueberry, no poison, and freshly hand-picked, should taste like, lest we forget."

Carol and Susan can be reached for questions, comments, appointments, blueberries, highest quality medicinal herbs or to sign up for their upcoming monthly newsletter by way of e-mail or by calling 423-768-3968.

Bill Moretz has always been popular with shoppers because of his great selection of apple varieties and garden fresh vegetables. This year the selection at Bill's stand has been enhanced with help from fellow vendor Richard Boylan. Richard grows greens, chard and other vegetables in his Pottertown garden. Richard's vegetables are organically grown. He often features a gourmet vegetable of the week such as celeriac, a root vegetable that can be grated like carrots and added to salads or breaded and fried for a real treat.

Contact Bill Moretz, the good looking one in the photo, at 828-264-3424. More information about Bill's orchard is on the Moretz's Mountain Apples page.

Richard Boylan can be reached by email.

Preserving the past and embracing the future

• 2820 Big Hill Road
• Boone, N.C.
• 828-264-3424

HISTORY

The orchard was started by my grandfather in the 1930's. A nurseryman offered him some trees at a discount due to a cancellation.

In those days the trees were standards, which grew tall and required a lot of labor to work. My father planted semi-dwarf and a few dwarf trees to cut down on the labor needs. He added several new varieties.

These days I am planting mostly dwarfs and using a high-density system (500- 1000 trees to the acre). This allows me to have a greater yield and variety choice.

I am concerned about protecting the environment and monitor the orchard in order to avoid unnecessary spraying. I use the safest pesticides that do the job. Organic disease control on fruit trees is not economically feasible, given our climate and present organic capability.

PRODUCTS

We have over 90 different varieties of apples. Sweet to tart and in between. Antiques to modern.

Peaches-white and yellow

Nectarines-white and yellow, cling and freestones.

Plums-Damson, Ozark Premiere and Green

Cherries-sweet and sour

Apricots-canning and eating

Pears-European and Asian. Bartlett, Shinseiki, 20th Century, Korean Giant, Hosui and Kikusui.

Honey-clover, sumac, sourwood and various in season mixes.

We offer in season: beans, tomatoes, greens and lettuces, corn, squash, cucumbers, and more.

• Beans-half runners, Romano, 100 year, Louise and Pink Tip shelly
• Lettuces-French Crisp, leaf, Romaine and reds
• Tomatoes-Old German, Celebrity, Caspian Pink, Roma and Italian Gold
• Cucumbers-French Cornichon, pickler and slicing
• Corn-Kandy
• Squash-yellow summer
• Greens-mustard, kale and spinach

Coming soon
Rare fruits: sea berries, honey berries. Kiwi, Goumi, persimmons and paw paws.

CONTACT ME ABOUT

Custom Grafting

Tours

Information

Recipes

And TALL TELLS

I offer CSA subscriptions to local families. Community supported agriculture is a way for people to share in the harvest without dealing with the risks involved, such as late frosts. The program is similar to a magazine subscription. Customers receive one bag of apples a week for twelve weeks, each containing three varieties. In the second year the customer can choose half of the varieties included. In subsequent years the choices are entirely up to the customer, and the bags are rounded off with any new varieties that are available.

DIRECTIONS TO THE ORCHARD

From Boone, take 194 N at Perkinsville (intersection of 194 & 421S), go 5.3 miles and take right on Big Hill Road at Green Valley School. Go 2.5 miles to intersection with Tom Jackson Road, continue left on Big Hill Road for .25 miles to orchard.
From Todd, take Big Hill Road for 2.9 miles to orchard. Look for the sign between two buildings on the north side of the road. The house is south of (below) road.

Fried Apples

Peel spice apples and slice thinly, no more than 1/4 inch, into a buttered skillet on medium heat. When apples begin to cook, turn to low for simmering. Add brown sugar and cinnamon or allspice to taste. Place lid on pan, stir occasionally. Use fork to see when done. This recipe can also be used in the microwave.