  BUY NC APPLES AT HENDERSONVILLE ORCHARDS AND ROADSIDE FARM MARKETS
Visit Hendersonville apple orchards in the NC Mountains near Asheville and buy NC apples and locally grown farm produce at our many roadside stands and farmers' markets. Locally grown fruits and vegetables are fresher and cost less than you find in a traditional grocery store. Fresh NC Apples are the freshest and tastiest apples you can buy. Buy locally-made tasty treats and gifts, like fried apple pies, canned goods, apple butter, apple cider, jellies, jams, sauces, chow chow, homemade baked goods, and ice cream at local farm markets and country stores. You can also find great Fall Harvest decorations such as pumpkins, indian corn, winter squash and gourds. Check individual roadside stands and direct farm markets for hours of operation and directions.
 APPLE ORCHARD TOURS - FARM TOURS - HAYRIDES - CORN MAZES
Explore a apple farm or tour a NC apple orchard and experience a slice of farm life first hand. Pick your own apples at Hendersonville apple orchards and farms or buy pre-picked apples at our many farm direct markets. Many Hendersonville apple orchards have fun family farm activities and entertainment, including orchard and farm tours, including group and school tours, hay rides, barnyard animals, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches. Orchard and farm tours are available from Mid August to November at local area farms and orchards. Make plans to visit a Hendersonville Apple Orchard, take a farm or orchard tour, buy fresh locally grown apples and farm fresh products at our many roadside markets and farm stands, and enjoy eating fresh NC apples.
 NC APPLE FESTIVAL-APPLE BLOSSOM TOUR-KING APPLE PARADE
Each year in April, there are several Apple Blossom Tour routes you can travel by car to view the beautiful apple trees in bloom in Hendersonville Orchards. Labor Day weekend, The NC Apple Festival has nine blocks of Hendersonville's Main Street filled with arts and crafts vendors, continuous live music, children's and youth activities, special exhibits, open houses, food, apple growers and NC apples. The King Apple Parade, held every year on Labor Day in Historic Downtown Hendersonville's Main Street, is an annual tradition and one of the highlights of the NC Apple Festival drawing over 60,000 individuals. There are floats, airplane flybys, bands, youth groups, antique cars, motorcycles, fire trucks, and many local organizations participating in the King Apple Parade.
 BUY LOCAL HENDERSON COUNTY- HENDERSONVILLE NC
FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES FROM LOCAL GROWERS
Henderson County produces about 85% of the state's apples and is North Carolina's number one apple producer with about 150 apple orchards. You can buy orchard-fresh NC apples at 26 direct farm markets beginning in August through November. A few farm markets operate through Christmas and others are open year-round. Buying locally grown NC apples from a farm market, roadside stand, or orchard ensures you are getting the freshest possible fruit, which tastes better than apples grown in other areas that have to travel long distances.
10 Reasons To Buy Local Hendersonville and Henderson County NC Fruits and Vegetables.
Learn About the History of the NC Apple Industry and the Blue Ridge Farm Direct Market Association
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