HIGHGATE FARM
About Highgate Farm
Highgate Farm is a four season market garden located in the scenic Walnut Mountains of Madison County NC, just outside of Marshall. Our business model is inspired by the traditional French Market Garden, with great attention to detail, supplying a broad selection of high quality and specialty vegetables, herbs, and fruits to area tailgate markets, CSA members, and chefs. We aim to share our products and our great love of food, to inspire the preparation of healthy, delicious meals. As a small scale produce farm, our practices are regenerative and go beyond National Organic standards. We employ small tractors, hand tools, drip irrigation, a propagation house where we start almost all our own plants, caterpillar tunnels, spun row covers, locally sourced organic inputs and integrated pest management (IPM). Our main source of fertilizer and organic matter arrive in the form of goat manure from a local dairy. We employ local farm workers, and strive to provide them a living wage. Find our beautiful produce year-round at tailgate markets in Asheville, West Asheville and Black Mountain, with CSA pick-up at those locations and on the farm in Marshall.
CONTACT
Physical Address
NC
(Madison County)
Mailing Address
43 Rigsby Road
Marshall NC 28753
(Madison County)
Phone (828) 450-0709
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Business Contact
Melissa Harwin
Owner/operaror/manager
Phone: (828) 450-0709
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Location Contact
Melissa Harwin
Grower
Cell: 828 450-0709
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Location Contact
John Kunkle
Farmer
Cell: 828-450-0708
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PRODUCTS OFFERED
Fruits & Berries
cantaloupes, melons, strawberries, watermelons
Herbs
fresh herbs
Vegetables
arugula, asian greens, beets, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chiles, collards, cucumber, daikon, edamame, eggplant, fava beans, green beans, green onions, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, nettles, okra, onions, peas, pole beans, potatoes, radish, rutabagas, salad greens, salad mix, spinach, summer squash, sweet peppers, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash
CSA
Our generous boxes are filled with the same carefully selected varieties of high quality seasonal produce that have made us popular with our tailgate market customers for the past fifteen years. Because we grow such a broad selection of produce, no two weekly shares will be exactly the same. A full share includes 7 to 10 varieties of produce with an average value of $35, or enough for a couple or small family to enjoy fresh, local produce all week. For more information, or to register, email us at [email protected]
Pick Up Details
West Asheville Tailgate Market River Arts District Tailgate Market Black Mountain Tailgate Market Other area markets TBD On the farm in Marshall
Pick Up Addresses
Highgate Farm
1 Rigsby Rd
Marshall, NC 28753
(Madison County)
West Asheville Tailgate Market
718 Haywood Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
(Buncombe County)
River Arts District Tailgate Market
350 Riverside Drive
Asheville, NC 28801
(Buncombe County)
Black Mountain Tailgate Market
130 Montreat Rd
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(Buncombe County)
PAYMENT METHOD
Credit/Debit
EBT/SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
WIC FMNP (Farmers Market Nutrition Program)
Senior FMNP (Farmers Market Nutrition Program)
SNAP Incentives
WHOLESALE LOCAL FOOD GUIDE LISTING
We're listed in ASAP's Wholesale Local Food Guide, ASAP's Farm to Business Trade Directory.
VISITING
Our Farm Offers:
Educational visits by small school groups and clubs such as 4H and FFA by arrangement. Volunteer work days. Annual open house.
TAILGATE MARKETS
We sell at the following tailgate markets:
In the ASAP directory
West Asheville Tailgate Market Black Mountain Tailgate Market River Arts District Farmers Market Asheville City Winter MarketIDENTITIES
Woman-owned
PRACTICES FOLLOWED
Organic (not Certified), Low Spray, GMO-Free, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Wild Harvested, Regenerative
