Where you can find fresh local food in and around the Port City, Wilmington, NC
LessOn the western bank of the Cape Fear River this mini farmers market at the entrance to the Belleville Riverwalk Park sells seafood from the Seaview Crab Co. and produce from Angie's Produce. Lots of parking with a great view and a chance to stroll on the riverside. Open on weekends.
This big family run market features fresh produce, local beer and wine, prepared foods: salsa; cheese spreads; juices, etc. There's porch furniture, house plants, herb plants and flowers. In the freezer is local beef and pork as well and frozen dinners. Seaview Crab Company has a stand inside the Market St. location and the market on Carolina Beach Road is right next to a Seaview Crab Company store. One stop shopping for dinner. Large parking areas behind the stands
This large market surrounds the edge of the Carolina Beach Lake one block away from the ocean. The few stands that sell fresh produce are at the entrance to the park. Eden's Produce sells a wide variety from a farm that's been in the family for 85 years. The smaller 5th Element Farm sells specialty produce from a backyard farm. The rest of the market will keep you busy to shop from artisans that make everything from art to sea salt.
Rain or shine, you'll find this market every Thursday from 4 - 7 p.m. between a Shaka Taco, a beer garden serving Ironclad beer and the club house for the golf club. A perfect place for those visiting Topsail Island to get food directrly from the producers. Fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood, eggs and meats. The market's instagram account lists the participating vendors each week. As always, bring your own bag, and maybe a cooler to tranport frozen items.
Visit downtown Wilmington and its famous Riverwalk after you shop for produce and fruit from local farms at Wilmington's oldest farmers market. Two block of the brick paved Dock Street are closed off for vendors who sell honey, eggs, mushrooms, dog bisuits and homemake cakes, bread and pastries. Get fresh cut micro greens and real homemade rum cake. Metered on-street and lot parking.
Terra Vita Farm is a beautiful small, biologically minded, farm in Castle Hayne, NC. We're a completely no 'biocide' spray farm and practice minimal no-till farming while building soils and ecosystems. Our nutrient dense produce includes: microgreens/shoots; edible and cut flowers; herbs; all the seasonal produce; honey and gourmet mushrooms.
Open year round on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. All items at market are producer made. Fresh bread, mushroom, local produce, food, pork, microgreens, herbs, seafood, honey, salsa, beer, cocktail mixers. Takes SNAP and EBT. Located in small park across from the Tidal Creek Food Coop, where you can pick up dry goods or get lunch from the salad bar. Good amount of parking surrounding the market.
This large market spreads across a park between the Atlantic & the Intracostal. More than 30 vendors; some come from as far as two hours away to sell everthing from apricots to Wagyu beef. Look for the Carolina Pickle Company, which brines and flavors much more than a dill pickle. Ask for a samples. There are young entrepreneurs selling home grown loofahs with soap, cocktails mixes and sea salt. Coffee, kombucha and juice trucks will keep you hydrated. Lots of parking.