Pittsboro, NC – The 2026 Piedmont Farm Tour will open the gates of 30 small-scale farms across five counties April 25-26, inviting visitors to meet farmers, explore working farms, and taste locally-grown food. During the self-guided tour, visitors can interact with animals, explore farm fields, sip craft beverages, and sample delicious bites. The annual tour is the largest sustainable farm tour in the United States, drawing over 2,000 visitors each year.
“This weekend connects people directly with the farmers who nourish their communities,” notes Mary Beth Miller, Education Manager at the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. “When visitors step onto these farms, they witness the care and stewardship behind local food, flowers, and fibers. The Piedmont Farm Tour highlights why our region leads in sustainable agriculture and why supporting local farms is so important.”
WHAT: The 29th Piedmont Farm Tour.
HOSTS: The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and Weaver Street Market.
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, from 2-6 pm both days; visit the event website for a list of 12 pm kickoff farms.
WHERE: 30 farms in Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Person counties
WHO: The more, the merrier! Families, local food lovers, gardeners, aspiring farmers, and everyone interested in sustainable agriculture are encouraged to attend.
COST: $35 per car provides access to all farms for the entire weekend. Passes can be purchased online or in person at any Weaver Street Market location. Discounted passes are available for CFSA and Weaver Street Market Members.
Visitors can also sign up to volunteer for the event. Volunteers receive a free pass and a limited-edition farm tour T-shirt for the day they are not volunteering. Complete tour information—including an interactive map, directions, farm descriptions, and passes—is available at carolinafarmstewards.org/pft.
“This was our fourth year on the Piedmont Farm Tour, and it is always a highlight of my year,” said a 2025 Piedmont Farm Tour visitor. “I’ve learned so much about how we get our food, and there’s always something new to discover at each farm.”
Central Region Farms: Farms located in the Chapel Hill area.
- Chapel Hill Creamery, Chapel Hill
- Faithfull Farms, Chapel Hill
- Fickle Creek Farm, Efland
- PlowGirl Farm, Chapel Hill
- Transplanting Traditions Community Farm, Chapel Hill
- WildSide Farm, Chapel Hill
Northern Region Farms: Farms located in the Cedar Grove, Hillsborough, Hurdle Mills, and Mebane areas.
- Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel, Cedar Grove
- Ever Laughter Farm and Nursery, Hillsborough
- Parker Farm and Vineyard, Hurdle Mills
- Sankofa Farms, Cedar Grove
- Stoney Mountain Farm, Burlington
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm, Roxboro
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage, Mebane
- The Garden at Spring Forest, Hillsborough
- YESA Farm, Mebane
Southern Region Farms: Farms located in the Pittsboro and Siler City areas.
- Celebrity Dairy, Siler City
- Chatham Oaks Farm, Pittsboro
- Granite Springs Farm, Pittsboro
- Green Heal Farms, Snow Camp
- Little Pond Gardens, Pittsboro
- Little Way Farm (Only Open Saturday), Siler City
Eastern Region Farms: Farms located in Durham.
- Catawba Trail Farm, Durham
- Jireh Family Farm, Durham
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm, Durham
Western Region Farms: Farms located in the Graham, Saxapahaw, Snow Camp, and Burlington areas.
- Benevolence Farm, Graham
- Flower of Carolina, Graham
- Full Plate Farm, Snow Camp
- Haw River Mushrooms, Graham
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative, Burlington
Buy Seedlings and Plants for the Garden
- Catawba Trail Farm: Seedlings for spring and summer planting
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel: Plant starts
- Ever Laughter Farm & Nursery: Vegetable, herb, and flower starts; native perennials
- Faithfull Farms: Seedlings, blackberry plants, fig root trees
- Flower of Carolina: Native plants
- Granite Springs Farm: Ginger, turmeric and tomato seedlings
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative: Nursery plants
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage: Vegetable seedlings
- The Garden at Spring Forest: Seedlings
- WildSide Farm: Plant starts
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm: Herb and native plants, vegetable starts
Buy Produce
- Catawba Trail Farm: Variety of seasonal vegetables
- Chatham Oaks Farm: U-Pick and pre-picked strawberries
- Faithfull Farms: Seasonal produce
- Fickle Creek Farm: Vegetables
- Full Plate Farm: Strawberries
- Granite Springs Farm: Produce
- Green Heal Farm: Lettuce, arugula, salad mix, spinach, and other seasonal produce; possibly strawberries
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative: Seasonal produce
- PlowGirl Farm: Spring vegetables
- Sankofa Farms: Kale, chard, parsley
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage: Various seasonal vegetables
- Transplanting Traditions Community Farm: Vegetables.
- WildSide Farm: Vegetables; possibly u-pick strawberries
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm: Produce, microgreens
Buy Flowers, Herbs, Fungi
- Catawba Trail Farm: Variety of seasonal herbs
- Faithfull Farms: Cut flower bouquets
- Green Heal Farm: Cut flowers
- Jireh Family Farm: Various fresh cut herbs
- Haw River Mushrooms: Fresh mushrooms, dried reishi and shiitake mushrooms, mushroom grow kits
- Parker Farm & Vineyard: Cut flower bouquets
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative: Herbs
- PlowGirl Farm: “Grow your own” shiitake logs and culinary ginger pots
- The Garden at Spring Forest: Cut flower bouquets
- Transplanting Traditions Community Farm: Cut flowers
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm: Cut flowers
Buy Meat, Eggs, Dairy
- Eggs
- Fickle Creek Farm
- Jireh Family Farm
- Little Way Farm
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative
- Sankofa Farms
- Lamb:
- Fickle Creek Farm
- Little Way Farm
- Stoney Mountain Farm
- Beef:
- Fickle Creek Farm
- Jireh Family Farm
- Little Way Farm
- Piedmont Agrarian Collective
- Pork:
- Fickle Creek Farm
- Jireh Family Farm
- Little Way Farm
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative
- Chicken:
- Fickle Creek Farm
- Full Plate Farm
- Jireh Family Farm
- Little Way Farm
- Bison:
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
- Cheese:
- Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel
- Celebrity Dairy
- Chapel Hill Creamery
Buy Gifts & Goodies
- Benevolence Farm: Natural body care products infused with herbs and flowers grown on the Farm
- Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese: Baby goats
- Catawba Trail Farm: Wooden products made from cedar trees grown on the farm, UCAN merchandise and cookbook
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel: Wine, Cider, Mead
- Celebrity Dairy: Gelato, fudge, skyr.
- Fickle Creek Farm: Beef snack sticks and jerky
- Flower of Carolina: Honey, mead, beeswax products, Flower of Carolina t-shirts
- Haw River Mushrooms: Mushroom grow kits, a variety of frozen mushroom meals, lions mane and reishi tinctures, mushroom jerky, mushroom coffee, mushroom-powered salts and seasonings, and a selection of mushroom-themed gifts and gear.
- Jireh Family Farm: Herbal teas, ice cream
- Little Pond Gardens: Vendors at The Plant include Hempsmith Clothing, a native plant nursery, and a candle shop.
- Little Way Farm: Milks, honey, flour, seafood, peanut butter
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative: Red Tail Grains, honey, TS Designs t-shirts
- PlowGirl Farm: “Grow your own” shiitake logs and culinary ginger pots, honey from our hives, craft beer and cider brewed on the farm.
- Sankofa Farms: copies of the book Akeem Keeps Bees
- Stoney Mountain Farm: Felting kits and supplies, yarn, a variety of finished wool products including yarn, roving and raw wool, and farm t-shirts and hats
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm: 6 flavors of buffalo meat sticks & jerky
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage: Herbal medicines; baked goods; ready-to-eat snacks
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm: Dry flower crafts
- YESA Farm: Native gifts and foods
Grab a Snack
- Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese: Fried cheese, crisp tempura vegetables, cheese samples
- Catawba Trail Farm: Snacks
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel: Wood-fired farm pizza, cider and wine flights, mead, non-alcoholic beverages, fresh oysters, and a fully stocked farm stand with local food and beverage
- Chapel Hill Creamery: Sandwiches, drinks, cheese samples
- Chatham Oaks Farm: JDub’s Po Boys food truck will be at the farm on Saturday, and another food truck will be onsite on Sunday.
- Fickle Creek Farm: Hot sausages, beef snack sticks and jerky
- Flower of Carolina: Samples of honey, wine, apple cider
- Haw River Mushrooms: Lion’s mane crabcakes, mushroom grilled cheeses, and more! Ran-Lew Dairy will (probably) also be serving his soft-serve ice cream.
- Jireh Family Farm: Ice cream
- Little Pond Gardens: The adjoining Pittsboro Plant campus has food and beverage available.
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative: Cook out with grilled sausage, chili, and brews from Burlington Beer Works.
- PlowGirl Farm: Craft beer and cider brewed on the farm.
- Sankofa Farms: Snacks
- Stoney Mountain Farm: Drinks and snacks
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farms: SATURDAY ONLY bison burger lunch
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage: Baked goods and other ready-to-eat snacks
- The Garden at Spring Forest: Chef Netta’s Culinary Delights (light snacks prepared by Spring Forest’s own Chef Netta)
- Transplanting Traditions Community Farm: Traditional Southeastern Asian food
- YESA Farm: Native foods, coffee, tea, dirty sodas from Sacred Village Coffee Shop.
Support First-Time Host Farms
Four amazing sustainable farms are making their Piedmont Farm Tour debuts in 2026 — give them a warm welcome!
- Flower of Carolina, Graham
- Green Heal Farms, Snow Camp
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative, Burlington
- YESA Farm, Mebane
Visit Kickoff Farms
Kickoff Farms open at noon (all other farms open at 2pm) on both Saturday and Sunday unless otherwise noted.
- Benevolence Farm
- Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel
- Chatham Oaks Farm
- Chapel Hill Creamery
- SUNDAY ONLY KICKOFF: Fickle Creek Farm
- Green Heal Farms
- Haw River Mushrooms
- Jireh Family Farm
- Little Pond Gardens
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage
- The Garden at Spring Forest
- SATURDAY ONLY KICKOFF: Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
- YESA Farm
Find Farm Animals
- Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese: Goats
- Catawba Trail Farm: Chickens
- Celebrity Dairy: Goats
- Chapel Hill Creamery: Cows
- Fickle Creek Farm: Sheep, cows, hogs, chickens
- Full Plate Farm: Chickens
- Jireh Family Farm: Cows, chickens, hogs
- Little Way Farm: Cows, chickens, hogs
- Parker Farm & Vineyard: Cattle, chickens
- Sankofa Farms: Chickens
- Stoney Mountain Farm: Sheep, llamas
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm: Bison
- The Garden at Spring Forest: Goats, chickens
Learn About Sustainable Agriculture
- Pollinator & Native Plant Gardens:
- Ever Laughter Farm & Nursery
- Flower of Carolina
- Full Plate Farm
- Granite Springs Farm
- Green Heal Farms
- Little Pond Gardens
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm
- YESA Farm
- High Tunnel Production:
- Catawba Trail Farm
- Ever Laughter Farm & Nursery
- Faithfull Farms
- Fickle Creek Farm
- Full Plate Farm
- Granite Springs Farm
- Sankofa Farms
- Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage
- WildSide Farm
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm
- YESA Farm
- Greenhouse Production:
- Ever Laughter Farm & Nursery
- Granite Springs Farm
- Parker Farm & Vineyard
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm
- Pasture-Based Livestock:
- Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
- Celebrity Dairy
- Chapel Hill Creamery
- Fickle Creek Farm
- Full Plate Farm
- Jireh Family Farm
- Little Way Farm
- Parker Farm & Vineyard
- Sankofa Farms
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
- Stoney Mountain Farm
- The Garden at Spring Forest
- Composting & Vermicomposting:
- Granite Springs Farm
- Piedmont Agrarian Collaborative
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage
- Beekeeping
- Catawba Trail Farm
- Flower of Carolina
- Little Way Farm
- PlowGirl Farm
- Sankofa Farms
- Vineyard & Orchard Production
- Catawba Trail Farm
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel
- Flower of Carolina
- Full Plate Farm
- Granite Springs Farm
- Parker Farm & Vineyard
- The Garden at Spring Forest
- WildSide Farm
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm
- Permaculture:
- Benevolence Farm
- Full Plate Farm
- Green Heal Farms
- Jireh Family Farm
- Little Pond Gardens
- Stoney Mountain Farm
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage
- The Garden at Spring Forest
- WildSide Farm
- Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm
- YESA Farm
- Mushroom Production
- Haw River Mushrooms
- PlowGirl Farm
- The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage
Catch a Guided Tour
- Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist and Barrel: Take a stroll through Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm’s blueberry and apple orchards with our orchardist while learning about our spray-free farming practices and the farm’s rich history. After your orchard walk, enjoy a guided winery tour led by one of our winemakers.
- Green Heal Farms: Guided tours will be held at 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm each day.
- Haw River Mushrooms
- Little Way Farm (Open Saturday Only): Join us on a guided hay ride tour where we’ll visit the cows, pigs, and chickens, and explain how we create partnerships among animals and steward healthy soil.
- Parker Farm & Vineyard: Our farm tour will include seeing our pastures, flower fields, and gambrel barn.
- Stoney Mountain Farm: There will be guided walking farm tours on the hour where you can learn how we implement rotational grazing systems and land/water conservation along with our permaculture system.
- Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm: Join one of our narrated covered wagon tours through the pastures where you’ll see bison calves, cows, and bulls. We discuss farm history, bison history, handling, feeding, and bison behavior. Tours depart every 30 minutes beginning at noon!
- The Garden at Spring Forest: Enjoy a guided tour of our beautiful non-certified organic market gardens.
- Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
- YESA Farm: Guided walks highlight traditional ecological knowledge, seed stewardship, and watershed protection.
See Historic Farm Buildings
- Catawba Trail Farm: Reclaimed historic farmstead with a mixture of old and new farm buildings. Visitors can walk on an original section of the Great Native American Trading Path, see the oldest marked gravesite in Durham County, and visit a memorialized gravesite of the Enslaved while learning about the farm’s history from the 1800s to the present day.
- Celebrity Dairy: Several pre-civil war era buildings, including the original log cabin, smokehouse, corn crib, and hay barn.
- Parker Farm & Vineyard: Century farm gambrel barn.
- WildSide Farm: Historic dairy barn
The Piedmont Farm Tour is co-hosted by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and Weaver Street Market. Proceeds support CFSA’s work to strengthen sustainable agriculture in the Carolinas.