LONG BRANCH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
About Long Branch Environmental Education Center
Please come visit, take a workshop, and explore our solar and eco-demonstrations, permaculture, u-pick organic blueberries and raspberries, apples, cider, chestnuts, edible landscape, tree crop nursery, and trout pond. Hike exhilarating trails on 1,635 wild acres in the Newfound mountains. Waterfalls, wildflowers, panoramic vistas, and abundant wildlife! Ecological learning is exciting, fun, rewarding and mighty tasty!
CONTACT
Physical Address
278 Boyd Cove Rd.
Leicester NC
(Buncombe County)
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 369
Leicester NC 28748
(Buncombe County)
Phone (828) 683-3662
Email Us
Business Contact
Pat Gallimore
Director
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PRODUCTS OFFERED
Artisan Foods
cider, honey, jam, preserves, dried fruits
Dairy & Eggs
eggs
Flowers
fresh flowers, edible flowers
Fruits & Berries
apples, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, grapes, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, strawberries, paw paws, raspberries, nectarines, wineberries
Herbs
fresh herbs
Meat, Fish & Fowl
trout
Nuts & Seeds
chestnuts, walnuts
Specialty Products
medicinal herbs, plants, earthworms, firewood, gourds, landscape plants, compost
U-PICK
Heritage variety red raspberries, native blackcap raspberries, blueberries, wineberries, thornless blackberries. Heirloom apples, pears, cherries, chestnuts, trout.
Product
Available
apples
mid-August to November
wineberries
mid-June to August
blueberries
mid-June to November
trout
January 1 to December 31
chestnuts
August 15 to November 15
WHOLESALE LOCAL FOOD GUIDE LISTING
We're listed in ASAP's Wholesale Local Food Guide, ASAP's Farm to Business Trade Directory.
ROADSIDE INFORMATION
On-farm location. Please call or email before visiting.
Our store is open from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
Store Hours
- Sun. 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Mon. 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Tue. 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Wed. 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Thu. 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Fri. 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Sat. 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
VISITING
Our Farm Offers:
Tours, school programs, eco-tourism, environmental education programs for families, pond for fishing, picnic areas, hiking trails, scenic vistas.
Visitor Activies:
guided farm tours, school field trips, classes/workshops
PRACTICES FOLLOWED
Organic (not Certified), GMO-Free, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Wild Harvested, Humanely Raised, Permaculture
LODGING
Rustic accommodations and camping available year-round.
