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Appalachian Evergreens, Inc. PO Box 2750
Boone, NC 28607 www.appevergreens.com
 
(828) 264-1609
(877) 266-1609
E-mail: nanr@bellsouth.net  

Appalachian Evergreens offers mail order wreaths, choose n cut trees and a full range of Fresh Christmas Greenery Products Wholesale. Call 828-264-1609 or visit www.appevergreens.com Apple Hill Farm 400 Apple Hill Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604 www.applehillfarmnc.com
 
(828) 963-1662
E-mail: applehillalpacas@aol.com  

Mountain view, farm featuring Alpacas, Llamas, Goats, Donkeys and Horses. Guided walking tours Saturdays at 2 pm from May 16-Oct 10. Private, group and school tours year round. Christmas on Apple Hill farm open Nov. 21,22,27,28,29. Dec. 5,6,12,13 9am---5pm Banner Elk Winery and Blueberry Villa 135 Deer Run Lane
Banner Elk, NC 28604 www.bannerelkwinery.com
 
(828) 898-9090
(828) 898-1790
E-mail: info@blueberryvilla.com  

Come and taste our award-wining wines made from grapes grown here in the High Country, which reflect the unique characteristics of the Appalachian Mountains. Vintner Dr. Richard Wolfe provides guidance to local farmers planting vineyards that use the new French-American and American variety of grapes. Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge Winery & Racing Museum 172 Benny Parsons Road
Purlear, NC 28665-9427 RendezvousRidge.com
 
(336) 973-7375
E-mail: b71241@aol.com  

A wine tasting room and Racing Museum dedicated to NASCAR legend & Hall of Famer Benny Parsons. Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge with wine maker Mark Terry offers five varieties: Reisling, Barrel fermented Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, BP's Blush and Merlot. See also BennyParsons.com. Big Ridge Tree Farm 762 George Eggers Road
Banner Elk, NC 28604 BigRidgeTreeFarm.com
 
(828) 963-5151
(828) 773-2857
E-mail: BRTFarm@skybest.com  

Choose and Cut Christmas Trees
Quality Fraser Firs, 6-9 ft and up to 4 ft Tabletops - Handmade Wreaths and Garland - Refreshments - Crafts - Tree Stands - Free Baling and Loading - Free Hayrides with spectacular views of Grandfather Mountain and Valle Crucis. School and Church Groups Welcome. Open Daily starting the weekend before Thanksgiving. Bring your camera! Brushy Mountain Winery 125 West Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621 www.brushymountainwine.com
 
(336) 835-1313
(336) 527-1775
E-mail: info@brushymountainwine.com  

Brushy Mountain Winery is a small urban winery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge and the Brushy Mountains. We contract our grapes from the local Yadkin Valley AVA vineyards and make our wine in the winery on Main Street in downtown Elkin. Visitors welcome! Cornett Deal Christmas Tree Farm 142 Tannenbaum Lane
Vilas, NC 28692 www.cdtreefarm.com
 
(828) 2
E-mail: cdtreefarm@skybest.com  

Choose & Cut farm open Thanksgiving weekend and the following weekend. Trees up to 11 ft, wreaths, hayrides, refreshments, tree shaker, tree drill machine, stands & local crafts. Cross Ridge Christmas Tree & Horse Farm Cross Ridge Farm Road
Off Sherwood Road
Vilas, NC 28692 www.CrossRidgeFarm.com
 
(828) 297-2255  

Christmas Tree and Horse Farm with Fraser Fir trees up to eighteen feet. Easy access, dogs welcome on leash. Hay rides , wreaths, garlands, table tops, and tree accessories (stands, etc.) Restrooms. Free bailing and assistance loading. Daniel Boone Native Gardens 651 Horn in the West Drive
Mailing address PO Box 1705
Boone, NC 28607 danielboonegardens.org
 
(828) 264-6390
E-mail: dbgardens@danielboonegardens.org  

Featuring a collection of North Carolina native plant material in an informal landscape design, for education and preservation. See the Wrought Iron Gates made by Daniel Boone VI, a direct descendent of the great pioneer Daniel Boone. Seasonal operation. Available for outdoor weddings. Farm Tour & Nature Walk 711 Old Glade Road
Deep Gap, NC 28618 SwingingBridgeFarm.com
 
(828) 264-5738
(828) 264-2030
E-mail: stev2Lieb@earthlink.net  

Walking Tour of working Christmas tree farm. Seventy minute tour includes local history, 3/4 mile hike, shearing demonstration, 48 foot long suspension bridge, blueberry operation, views of Grandfather, Snake and Elk Knob Mountains, passive solar energy. Adults $8. Children $5. Weekends. 12 minutes East of Boone. N.C. Christmas Tree Association 577-3 George Wilson Road
PO Box 1937
Boone, NC 28607 www.NCchristmastrees.com
 
(828) 262-5826
(800) 562-8789
E-mail: info@NCchristamasstrees.com  

Promotional and educational association for growers of NC Christmas Trees. Call us about Choose & Cut! N.C. Cooperative Extension 971 West King Street
Boone, NC 28607 watauga.ces.ncsu.edu/
 
(828) 264-3061
E-mail: karee_mackey@ncsu.edu  

North Carolina Cooperative Extension is an educational partnership helping people put research-based knowledge to work for economic prosperity, environmental stewardship, and an improved quality of life. The Historic Orchard at Altapass 1025 Orchard Road
Spruce Pine, NC 28777 www.altapassorchard.com
 
(828) 765-9531
(888) 765-9531
E-mail: carsonw@bellsouth.net  

Historic orchard astride the Blue Ridge Parkway. Stories of early settlers and Revolutionary War, hayrides, music on weekends, crafts, apples. Seasonal, seven days a week. Raffaldini Vineyards 450 Groce Road
Ronda, NC 28670 www.raffaldini.com
 
(336) 835-9463
(336) 835-2658
E-mail: info@raffaldini.com  

Only 45 minutes from the High Country! Enjoy award-winning Italian wines in the owner-hosted Tuscan-styled tasting room or on the large deck overlooking the beautiful Blue Ridge.
Open: Wed-Sat., 11-5; Sun. 1-5 and by appointment. New in the Fall of 2007, Villa Raffaldini! Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery 904 Will Isaacs Road
Zionville, NC 28698 www.shady-grove-gardens.com
 
(828) 297-4098
E-mail: sggarden@skybest.com  

Fresh mountain-grown specialty cutflowers. Wedding flowers. Flowers by the bucketful. Perennial plant nursery, Zionville, NC. Wedding site, Ashe County. Hayrides, Bird watching, Tours, workshops, views. Sugar Plum Farm 1263 Isaacs Branch Road
Plumtree, NC 28664 www.sugarplumfarm.com
 
(828) 765-0019
E-mail: sugarplumfarm@boone.net  

100 acres Choose & Cut Tree Farm- Learn the production of Christmas trees- Large Christmas and gift shop- Many hand-crafted tree ornaments made by mountain people- tours- hayrides- catered food- Building for outings. Agri-tainment and hiking trail. Thistle Meadow Winery 102 Thistle Meadow
Laurel Springs, NC 28644 www.thistlemeadowwinery.com
 
(800) 233-1505
E-mail: info@thistlemeadowwinery.com  

A winery that allows you to see just how wine is made daily and how you can make wine to YOUR taste. Visitors Welcomed @ Thistle Meadow Winery . 1 800-233-1505. Visit the web site for hours: www.thistlemeadowwinery.com Watauga County Christmas Tree Association 971 West King Street
Boone, NC 28607 www.wataugachristmastrees.org
 
(828) 264-3061
E-mail: susanne_winebarger@ncsu.edu  

Involved in Choose & Cut days when shoppers may go to Christmas Tree farms, select a Christmas Tree, and have it cut for them. Watauga County Farmers' Market Horn Ave at Horn in the West
PO Box 2177
Boone, NC 28607 wcfm.infohttp:ll
 
(828) 355-4918
E-mail: info@wcfm.info  

Watauga County Farmers' market is located at Horn in the West. Open every Saturday morning May thru October and Wednesday mornings Mid-June thru Mid- September. West End Wreaths 2152 Beaver Creek School Road
PO Box 29
West Jefferson, NC 28694 www.westendwreaths.com
 
(336) 846-7300
(877) 4WEST END (877-493-7836)
E-mail: sales@westendwreaths.com  

West End Wreaths make it fast, easy and affordable to send a fresh wreath or Christmas tree to anybody, anywhere! Two Times North Carolina Champion Wreath-Makers! They also offer "Choose and Cut".