Pokeweed Farmhouse Guidebook
Food scene
Nearby spot with a great selection of local products and essentials!
10 locals recommend
Grateful Roots Market & Deli
3393 New Leicester HwyNearby spot with a great selection of local products and essentials!
THE ABSOLUTE BEST taco truck in the Asheville area, and it happens to be just a few minutes from the cabin!
Los Tacotes - Tacos & Burritos
THE ABSOLUTE BEST taco truck in the Asheville area, and it happens to be just a few minutes from the cabin!
Libations
Gorgeous family-owned vineyard just four miles away - great spot for an afternoon tour + tasting or to pick up a few bottles to take home
25 locals recommend
Addison Farms Vineyard
4005 New Leicester HwyGorgeous family-owned vineyard just four miles away - great spot for an afternoon tour + tasting or to pick up a few bottles to take home
We are so lucky the owner of Sovereign Remedies downtown brought this concept to New Leicester Highway. Excellent spot to grab a bottle of wine and a charcuterie board.
Sovereign Remedies Exchange
We are so lucky the owner of Sovereign Remedies downtown brought this concept to New Leicester Highway. Excellent spot to grab a bottle of wine and a charcuterie board.
Activities
Our favorite WNC activities!
Riverside private tubs filled with relaxing natural mineral water from our local hot springs… Ahhh
182 locals recommend
Hot Springs Resort And Spa
315 Bridge StRiverside private tubs filled with relaxing natural mineral water from our local hot springs… Ahhh
One of our favorite local hikes with stunning 360 long range mountain bald views!
227 locals recommend
Max Patch
Max Patch RoadOne of our favorite local hikes with stunning 360 long range mountain bald views!
The Long Branch Environmental Education Center(LBEEC) is an small education institute in Buncombe County's Sandy Mush Community. This property was conserved in 1974 as an ecological sanctuary and was then developed into an educational center for "sharing positive strategies of sustainability and local self-reliance in areas of environmental design, organic food production, renewable energy, shelter design and construction, appropriate technology, resource conservation, recycling, wildlife protection, ecological restoration and improved environmental quality"(LBEEC Website).
Long Branch Environmental Education Center has a wide variety of offerings. When in season, they offer you-pick red raspberries, wineberries, honeyberries, thornless blackberries, blue berries, heirloom apples, back-crossed hybrids of American Chestnuts. LBEEC also offers edible landscapes, edible forest gardens, and hiking trails to Big Sandy Mush Bald at 5,152 feet. Products available on the farm include jams, honey, plants, trees, trout and apple cider in season.
Long Branch Environmental Education Center
278 Boyd Cove RdThe Long Branch Environmental Education Center(LBEEC) is an small education institute in Buncombe County's Sandy Mush Community. This property was conserved in 1974 as an ecological sanctuary and was then developed into an educational center for "sharing positive strategies of sustainability and local self-reliance in areas of environmental design, organic food production, renewable energy, shelter design and construction, appropriate technology, resource conservation, recycling, wildlife protection, ecological restoration and improved environmental quality"(LBEEC Website).
Long Branch Environmental Education Center has a wide variety of offerings. When in season, they offer you-pick red raspberries, wineberries, honeyberries, thornless blackberries, blue berries, heirloom apples, back-crossed hybrids of American Chestnuts. LBEEC also offers edible landscapes, edible forest gardens, and hiking trails to Big Sandy Mush Bald at 5,152 feet. Products available on the farm include jams, honey, plants, trees, trout and apple cider in season.
Lovely flat-ish long out-and-back trail that follows the Laurel River, some of the best wild swimming in WNC!
9 locals recommend
Big Laurel Creek
Lovely flat-ish long out-and-back trail that follows the Laurel River, some of the best wild swimming in WNC!
The Sandy Mush Game Lands consist of 2,765 acres of land in Buncombe and Madison Counties, managed by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and owned by the State of NC. Sandy Mush Creek and Turkey Creek flow through it.
The Sandy Mush Game Lands are open to the public for hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, and birding.
Sandy Mush Game Land
472 Cedar Hill RoadThe Sandy Mush Game Lands consist of 2,765 acres of land in Buncombe and Madison Counties, managed by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and owned by the State of NC. Sandy Mush Creek and Turkey Creek flow through it.
The Sandy Mush Game Lands are open to the public for hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, and birding.
Sandy Mush Farms
Has a huge variety of useful herbs and native plants! Owned by a lovely multi-generational local family
Sandy Mush Herb Nursery
316 Surrett Cove RoadHas a huge variety of useful herbs and native plants! Owned by a lovely multi-generational local family
Beautiful local goat farm whose soap we sometimes feature in our listing! If you're here in spring, we highly recommend taking a tour and bottle feeding the baby goats!
Mount Gilead Farm
588 Green Valley RoadBeautiful local goat farm whose soap we sometimes feature in our listing! If you're here in spring, we highly recommend taking a tour and bottle feeding the baby goats!
Lady Luck Flower Farm
55 Lanzi Ledge RdFlower farm and wedding venue, well worth a visit!
Traveler advice
What to pack
Four seasons in a week
Western NC is a temperate rainforest famous (or infamous?) for having highly variable microclimates and unpredictable weather. Be sure to pack rain gear and dress in layers!
Book before you go
Hot Springs Mineral Baths
They usually book up well in advance, but it’s well worth reserving a tub at the Hot Springs Resort and Spa. The perfect end to a day of hiking at Max Patch or Laurel River Trail!