Asheville City Market

Asheville City Market sits inside a larger local-food effort led by ASAP, the Asheville nonprofit whose mission is to help local farms thrive, connect farmers with markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through local food. That mission gives this market a clear shape: a weekly Saturday market in Asheville with farm vendors, prepared-food makers, and craft businesses gathered under one program rather than a generic downtown pop-up. The vendor roster stretches from Creasman Farms and Winter Greens Farm to High Top Bread, La Gringa Tamalera, and Sid’s Studio, which makes the market read as both a produce stop and a fuller Saturday circuit.

Why it matters locally

ASAP opened Asheville City Market and organizes it as part of its broader work in the Southern Appalachian region. The market is also producer-only, meaning farm vendors grow or raise what they sell themselves, a rule that keeps the farm side of the market tied directly to the people behind each table. That matters in a city with many food options because the market is set up to link Asheville shoppers with working farms rather than with resellers.

The market’s local role also extends beyond a Saturday purchase. ASAP’s mission centers on thriving farms, local food economies, and healthy communities, and its Farm Fresh Produce Prescription program lets patients redeem produce prescriptions at local farmers markets. At Asheville City Market, that puts farm sales and food access in the same place.

What you'll find there

The roster is broad enough that a single lap can move from vegetables and meat to bread, tamales, tea, flowers, soap, and artwork, with many stalls named for farms rather than brands. The mix leans strongly agricultural but leaves room for pantry makers and craft vendors that fit the market’s downtown Saturday feel.

• -Pick up produce from Asheville Harvest.
• -Find bouquets and floral goods at Carolina Flowers.
• -Shop farm offerings from Creasman Farms.
• -Browse the table at Crow Fly Farms.
• -Look for farm goods from Dry Ridge Farm.
• -Stop by Gray Family Farmstead for its farm products.
• -Add more produce-side options from Kindland Farm and Lee’s One Fortune Farm.
• -Check Olivette Farm and Stump Farms for farm-grown goods.
• -Buy meat from Sugar Creek Meat.
• -Continue through Teacher’s Farm, Tiny Bridge Farm, Wicked Fresh Gardens, and Winter Greens Farm.
• -Bring home honey from Wilderkin Beekeeping.
• -Grab baked goods from Four Sisters Bakery.
• -Choose loaves from High Top Bread.
• -Pick up pastries from Honey Badger Bakes or The Worthy Baker.
• -Get tamales from La Gringa Tamalera.
• -Pour something warm from Appalachian DiviniTEA or Notorious Coffee.
• -Stock pantry items from Big Deal Oatmeal, French Broad Pantry, Dr. Maks Superfoods, and Spice Witch.
• -Add soap and body goods from Balm Mountain Soap, Haints and Holler Apothecary, Of Sage and Stone, or Otherside of Hemp.
• -Finish with non-food vendors including Sid’s Studio and Trek Apparel.

The market runs weekly on Saturdays, with April through December morning hours and winter hours from January through March.

North Market Street between Woodfin and Walnut streets gives Asheville City Market a very specific downtown footprint, and the information booth is set at the center of the market in front of the Thomas Wolfe Center. That placement suggests a market you move through on foot rather than a parking-lot layout, with the middle marked by a civic landmark instead of a tent row alone. The vendor list reinforces that street-market feel: farm names such as Crow Fly Farms, Tiny Bridge Farm, and Winter Greens Farm sit alongside prepared-food names like La Gringa Tamalera and Notorious Coffee, then turn again toward makers such as Sid’s Studio and Trek Apparel.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is one of the details most likely to change how you plan your Saturday morning. Parking is more straightforward than many downtown markets: customers can use the free HomeTrust Bank lot or the free Family Justice Center lot across from the YMCA at 35 Woodfin Street, and handicapped parking is available. If you are arriving by bus, there is a stop on the N1 and N2 routes one block away on Broadway. The market manager is MaKenna Hill. The market’s address is listed as 161 S Charlotte Street, while its market footprint is also described on North Market Street between Woodfin and Walnut in downtown Asheville.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Asheville City Market. The market also sits within ASAP’s Farm Fresh for Health work, which includes a Farm Fresh Produce Prescription program redeemed at local farmers markets through participating healthcare referrals. That makes this market part of a larger local-food access network, not only a place for standard retail sales.