Asheville City Market - South

Asheville City Market - South sits inside a market run by ASAP, the Asheville nonprofit whose mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food. That mission lands in practical form here: the market is producer-only, so farm vendors grow or raise what they sell themselves. On Saturday mornings from spring into December, the South market brings together a compact but wide-ranging mix of farms, bakers, prepared-food makers, and craft vendors under the Asheville City Market banner. SNAP/EBT is accepted, which matters for a market shaped around direct access to local food.

Why it matters locally

ASAP operates Asheville City Market as part of a larger Southern Appalachian food system effort, not as a stand-alone weekly event. The organization is based in Asheville and serves the Southern Appalachian region with a mission centered on helping local farms thrive, linking farmers to markets and supporters, and building healthy communities through local food connections. That mission shows up clearly in the market’s producer-only rule, which keeps farm sales tied directly to the people who grow or raise the products.

The market also sits inside ASAP’s broader local food work, which includes the Appalachian Grown Program, the Local Food Guide, and Farm Fresh for Health. SNAP/EBT acceptance and ASAP’s involvement in the WNC Double SNAP Network place the market within a regional effort to expand access to fruits and vegetables through farmers markets.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans heavily toward farms, but it does not stop at produce. The South market also folds in flowers, meat, honey, breads, pastries, tamales, tea, soap, studio goods, and apparel, so a Saturday stop can cover staples, gifts, and ready-to-eat picks in one pass.

• -Find produce from Asheville Harvest.
• -Pick up bouquets and floral goods from Carolina Flowers.
• -Shop fruit and farm goods from Creasman Farms.
• -Look for vegetables from Crow Fly Farms.
• -Bring home farm products from Dry Ridge Farm.
• -Choose meats from Sugar Creek Meat.
• -Add honey from Wilderkin Beekeeping.
• -Grab greens from Winter Greens Farm.
• -Stop for tea from Appalachian DiviniTEA.
• -Take home oatmeal from Big Deal Oatmeal.
• -Pick up baked goods from Four Sisters Bakery.
• -Get bread from High Top Bread.
• -Save room for pastries from Honey Badger Bakes.
• -Order tamales from La Gringa Tamalera.
• -Pour a cup from Notorious Coffee.
• -Stock the pantry with spices from Spice Witch.
• -Try pies and baked goods from The Worthy Baker.
• -Add soap and body care from Balm Mountain Soap.
• -Browse art from Sid’s Studio.
• -Finish with clothing from Trek Apparel.

ASAP also posts a wider community-events calendar alongside the market, including farm and food programs such as a Nearly Summer Mezze pop-up, mushroom classes, irrigation training, and a permaculture gathering.

A useful thread at Asheville City Market is how producer-only farm selling sits beside distinctly named small-batch businesses and makers. On one table you might be headed for Carolina Flowers, Sugar Creek Meat, or Winter Greens Farm; a few steps later the names shift into Appalachian DiviniTEA, La Gringa Tamalera, Spice Witch, and Sid’s Studio. One visitor singled out Carolina Flowers, Four Sisters, and The Worthy Baker, noting both the food and the people selling it. Another visitor described the Saturday lineup as local, seasonal produce alongside honey, breads, baked goods, granola, and handmade craft items. Taken together, that gives the market a clear shape: rooted in farms, but not limited to raw ingredients.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the policy most likely to change how you plan a Saturday stop. Parking is free for customers at the HomeTrust Bank lot and at the Family Justice Center lot across from the YMCA at 35 Woodfin Street, and handicapped parking is available. The market information booth is set at the center of the market in front of the Thomas Wolfe Center, which is the clearest on-site landmark if you need orientation. Restrooms are not available. For visitors arriving by bus, there is a stop on the N1 and N2 routes one block away on Broadway.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Asheville City Market - South. ASAP also participates in the WNC Double SNAP Network, a regional collaboration created with Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture and MountainWise to expand SNAP incentive programs at farmers markets. The market’s payment information is clearly posted for shoppers.