Mars Hill Farmers and Artisans Market
Farmers Market
Why pick this one
Mars Hill Farmers and Artisans Market is a producer-only market serving the Madison County community for 27 years with local food and handmade goods.
Best for
- Buying locally grown produce, eggs, meat, mushrooms, honey, and seasonal fruit
- Shopping for artisan breads, bagels, baked goods, jams, sauces, and other value-added foods
- Finding handmade crafts, herbal products, candles, clothing, jewelry, and woodwork
- Using SNAP/EBT, SUN Bucks, WIC, senior vouchers, or Farm Fresh Produce Prescription benefits
- Shopping at a Saturday market in downtown Mars Hill during the April-to-October season
Look elsewhere if
- Needing a year-round market, since regular operations run from April through October
- Shopping outside Saturday hours of 10 AM to 1 PM
- Seeking mass-produced or non-producer-sourced merchandise
- Needing hot ready-to-eat foods purchased with SNAP tokens, which the market identifies as ineligible
Specialties
- Locally grown produce and plants
- Fresh mushrooms and eggs
- Grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and chicken
- Artisan breads, bagels, baked goods, jams, and honey
- Handmade crafts, herbal products, and woodwork
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- SNAP/EBT authorized market
- NC WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program participation
- ASAP Farm Fresh Produce Prescription Program participation
What makes them different
- Producer-only market requiring vendors to grow, make, bake, raise, or produce the products offered
- Operating for 27 years in the Madison County community
- Open Saturdays from 10 AM to 1 PM from April through October on College Street in downtown Mars Hill
- Accepts SNAP/EBT, SUN Bucks, Double SNAP, Farm Fresh Produce Prescription benefits, senior vouchers, and NC WIC FMNP benefits
- Offers produce, meats, eggs, cheese, mushrooms, baked goods, honey, prepared value-added foods, and handmade crafts
- Years in business
- 27
- Serves
- Mars Hill
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 77 College St, Mars Hill, NC 28754
- Phone
- +18283984115
- Website
- https://marshillfarmersandartisansmarket.com/
Services
- Producer-only farmers market
- Local food marketplace
- Artisan goods marketplace
- SNAP/EBT and nutrition-benefit redemption