WNC From the Ground Up
Farmers Market
Why pick this one
WNC From the Ground Up coordinates locally sourced produce distribution to food pantries across the eight westernmost counties of Western North Carolina.
Best for
- Small-scale and beginning farmers seeking technical assistance or resource connections
- Food pantries needing locally sourced produce distribution
- Low-income families seeking locally grown food access programs
- Producers seeking information on GAP certification, grants, farmland access, or farm business management
- Volunteers seeking farm or food hub opportunities in Western North Carolina
Look elsewhere if
- Shoppers seeking a conventional farmers market with posted market hours and vendor listings
- Customers seeking direct retail grocery shopping or individual produce purchases
Specialties
- Farmer education and technical assistance
- Fresh local produce distribution to food pantries
- Farmland preservation and agricultural policy advocacy
- Producer resource connections for grants, certifications, and farmland access
- Subsidized local food access programs
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
What makes them different
- Coordinates locally sourced produce distribution to food pantries across the eight westernmost counties of Western North Carolina
- Provides farmer support focused on small-scale and beginning producers
- Maintains online producer resources covering farm management, crop planning, GAP certification, and financial assistance
- Connects farmers with agencies including FSA, NRCS, Cooperative Extension, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Operated medically tailored local food deliveries reaching more than 250 Medicaid member families per week during its Healthy Opportunities Pilot
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 38 E Main St, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- +18283053077
- Website
- http://wncfromthegroundup.org/
Services
- Farmer support
- Food access coordination
- Local food distribution
- Producer resource referral
- Agricultural advocacy
- Volunteer farm and food hub opportunities