Specialty Food Producers

Bamboo Ladies Contact: Carla Squires carla@bambooladies.com (919) 369-1944 Visit Web Site Delicious bamboo shoot pickles, like you've never tasted!!

Beulah's Bavarian Pretzels Contact: Eddie Schoefmann beulahsbavarian@gmail.com 828.407.3877 Visit Web Site Working with local producers, we create authentic Bavarian culinary products . Our specialty is the genuine beer garden pretzel whose taste and texture has been long lost in modern commercial products.

Blessed Botanicals Contact: Tara Lee tara@blessedbotanicals.com 828.682.7226 Visit Web Site Organic herbal teas and gourmet spice blends created for optimum health benefits and outstanding flavor.

Blue Meadow Farm Contact: Chrisan Tolentino BlueMeadowFarms@BlueMeadowFarms.com 828-712-9166 Visit Web Site We provide our customers with fresh, local produce as well as delicious baked goods!

Buchelle Seasonings Contact: Olive Stewart ostewart@buchelleseasonings.com 704-248-6845 Visit Web Site We combine fresh and natural ingredients to create unique and tantalizing flavors. Our mission is to provide a healthy and fresh alternative to seasonings.

Buchi Kombucha Contact: Jeannine Buscher & Sarah Schomber jeannine.buscher@gmail.com 828-505-5645 Visit Web Site Buchi is Asheville North Carolina's own organic Kombucha; the ancient, cultured elixir of life. In bottles and kegs.

Carolina Pig Polish Contact: Robin Starrs robinstarrs@gmail.com 317-376-3646 A barbecue dipping, basting and finishing sauce made from sorghum molasses and spices such as curry, clove and cinnamon

Dolce di Maria Contact: Mary Tantillo O'Shields mail@dolcidimaria.com 828-299-1079 Visit Web Site Delicious Italian desserts that are gluten and dairy free, perfect for an everyday treat or a special occasion.

Dream Cream Contact: Johnny Becker dreamcreamasheville@gmail.com 828-273-7970 Visit Web Site Dream Cream is Asheville's newest custom cream cheese dream boat in town!

Farside Farms Contact: Mike Brown tobacco911@aol.com 828-683-3255 They produce vegetables, eggs, chicken, pork, and beef all are from antibiotic and hormone free animals raised at Farside Farms.

Fire From The Mountain Contact: Peter & Dorene Jankowski hotsauce@firefromthemountain.com 828-297-7956 Visit Web Site Hot sauces and salsa made in small batches with home-grown and smoked chilie peppers.

Flying Cloud Farm Contact: Annie Perkinson perkinson.annie@gmail.com 828-768-3348 Visit Web Site They produce vegetables, fruits, and flowers for local markets.

Gallo Lea Organics Contact: Tom Gallo tom@gallolea.com 828-337-1037 Visit Web Site We’re dedicated to bringing you delicious whole food that’s convenient and simple to make. Our ‘flagship’ product is our Pizza Kit: either whole wheat, gluten free or low sodium whole wheat.

Home Free Bagels Contact: Chris Sullivan chrispsullivan@gmail.com 828-545-1258 We make authentic New York style bagels, the dough is mixed, shaped, boiled, and baked right here in Asheville

Hominy Valley Farms Contact: Jeanette & Frank Wilson fjwilson@aol.com 828-665-0933 Visit Web Site The grow cattle for natural beef, raise broiler chickens on pasture, keep a small flock of laying hens, and grow a large selection of vegetables.

Imladris Farm Contact: Walter & Wendy Harrill info@imladrisfarm.com 828-628-9377 Visit Web Site "Shhh…hear that? Songbirds courting in the raspberry canes? Or the heavy silence of snowflakes slowly blanketing the blueberry bushes? Perhaps the early morning songs of berry pickers, harvesting before the mid-day heat? At any time of year, a visit to Imladris Farm is an adventure of flavor and a chance to rejoin the age-old cycle of seasons."

Jack's Nut Butters Contact: Jack Fischer jacksnutbutters@gmail.com 510.586.4697 Visit Web Site We combine ancient food magick with genuine 'jack-of-all-trades' know-how to create nourishing foods with ridiculously extraordinary tastes.

Lenny Boy Contact: Townes Mozer townes@discoverlennyboy.com 704-458-3202 Visit Web Site Lenny Boy is an herbal blend of Raw Kombucha Tea brewed out of knowledge and passion with a little help from Mother Nature.

Lisa Shively's Kitchen Helpers Contact: Lisa Shively kitchenhelpers@earthlink.net 336-623-7511 Visit Web Site Lisa's cookbooks use only "normal" ingredients to make fabulous meals.

Lusty Monk Mustards Contact: Kelly Davis thelustymonk@gmail.com 828-775-6655 Visit Web Site Hot mustards for you to enjoy!

Rachel's Delectables Contact: Rachel Vickers Rachel@rachelsdelectables.com (828) 301-2108 Visit Web Site Succulent Cheesecake that melts in your mouth. Over 20 different varieties available. Gluten free and organic cheesecakes available by special request.

Sadie's Fish Cakes Contact: Leslie Suber leslie@sadiesfishcakes.com 5164457865 Visit Web Site A crisp, light and spicy caribbean-style appetizer to enjoy anytime. From freezer to oven in minutes

Salsa's Mexican-Caribbean Restaurant Contact: Hector Diaz salsamexicancarr@bellsouth.net 828-252-9805 Visit Web Site Hot sauce from their award-winning restaurant in downtown Asheville, now available to enjoy at home.

Satisfy Your Soul Contact: Susan Hearn satisfyyoursoul1@gmail.com 336-266-8627 Visit Web Site From Cajun Seasoning to Moroccan Inspired Harissup our line of globally influenced sauces for curious American consumer to make make culinary exploration a little less daunting.

Smiling Hara Tempeh Contact: Sarah Yancey sarah@smilingharatempeh.com 828.545.4150 Visit Web Site Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, or omnivorous, do your body a favor and incorporate local, unpasteurized Tempeh into your regular diet.

Smoking J's Contact: Joel Mowrey store@smokingjsfieryfoods.com 828-230-9652 Visit Web Site Producers of a diverse range of original hand crafted pepper products including hot sauces, bbq sauces, salsas, blended dry rubs, pepper purees, seasonally fresh peppers and whole dried peppers.

Theros Olive Oils Contact: Niko Theros niko@therosoliveoil.com (828) 243-5882 Visit Web Site Authentic Greek olive oil bottled here in WNC!

UliMana Contact: Theresa Green ulimanamana@yahoo.com 828-713-3469 Visit Web Site Raw cocoa-based superfoods, hot chocolate mixes & truffles will forever banish chocolate-lovers guilt. It really is GOOD for you--high in anti-oxidants and natural mood elevators.

Viable Cultures Contact: Brian Moe info@viablecultures.com 828-768-7931 Visit Web Site Viable Cultures offers delicious, hand-made, naturally-fermented foods, made with locally and organically-grown ingredients. Products include raw, lacto-fermented vegetables (aka. sauerkrauts, kimchis), fresh tempeh (cultured bean patty), and kombucha (fermented tea).

Mary Lou Surgi , Executive Director
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
1461 Sand Hill Road
Candler, NC 28715

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