--- title: Black Mountain Tailgate Market description: Black Mountain Tailgate Market market is a seasonal Saturday morning community event featuring organic and sustainably grown produce, plants, cut flowers, herbs, locally raised meats, seafood, breads, pastries, cheeses, eggs and local arts and handcrafted items. --- [Skip to content](https://blackmountainmarket.org/mission#main-content) [![Black Mountain Tailgate Market](https://blackmountainmarket.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-BMTM-Text.png?width=250&height=70&name=Logo-BMTM-Text.png)](https://blackmountainmarket.org/?hsLang=en) - Visit the Market Show submenu for Visit the Market - [Market Map](https://blackmountainmarket.org/market-map) - [Parking & Site Info](https://blackmountainmarket.org/parking-site-information) - About Show submenu for About - [Our Mission](https://blackmountainmarket.org/mission) - [History](https://blackmountainmarket.org/history) - [Sponsors](https://blackmountainmarket.org/sponsors) - [Members](https://blackmountainmarket.org/members) - [Board of Directors](https://blackmountainmarket.org/board) - [Food Access for All](https://blackmountainmarket.org/food-access-for-all) - [Contact Us](https://blackmountainmarket.org/contact) - Get Involved Show submenu for Get Involved - [Sponsorship](https://blackmountainmarket.org/sponsorship) - [Volunteer](https://blackmountainmarket.org/volunteer) - [Vendors](https://blackmountainmarket.org/vendors) - [Youth Entrepreneurs](https://blackmountainmarket.org/vendors#youth-vendor) - [Community Collaborators](https://blackmountainmarket.org/vendors#community) - [Musicians](https://blackmountainmarket.org/music) - [Sign Up for the Newsletter](https://blackmountainmarket.org/subscribe) - [Market Blog](https://blackmountainmarket.org/blog) - [Nourish Appalachia](https://blackmountainmarket.org/nourish-appalachia) - [Newsletter](https://blackmountainmarket.org/subscribe) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Visit the Market Show submenu for Visit the Market - [Market Map](https://blackmountainmarket.org/market-map) - [Parking & Site Info](https://blackmountainmarket.org/parking-site-information) - About Show submenu for About - [Our Mission](https://blackmountainmarket.org/mission) - [History](https://blackmountainmarket.org/history) - [Sponsors](https://blackmountainmarket.org/sponsors) - [Members](https://blackmountainmarket.org/members) - [Board of Directors](https://blackmountainmarket.org/board) - [Food Access for All](https://blackmountainmarket.org/food-access-for-all) - [Contact Us](https://blackmountainmarket.org/contact) - Get Involved Show submenu for Get Involved - [Sponsorship](https://blackmountainmarket.org/sponsorship) - [Volunteer](https://blackmountainmarket.org/volunteer) - [Vendors](https://blackmountainmarket.org/vendors) - [Youth Entrepreneurs](https://blackmountainmarket.org/vendors#youth-vendor) - [Community Collaborators](https://blackmountainmarket.org/vendors#community) - [Musicians](https://blackmountainmarket.org/music) - [Sign Up for the Newsletter](https://blackmountainmarket.org/subscribe) - [Market Blog](https://blackmountainmarket.org/blog) - [Nourish Appalachia](https://blackmountainmarket.org/nourish-appalachia) - [Newsletter](https://blackmountainmarket.org/subscribe) - [Become A Friend](https://blackmountainmarket.org/donate) [Become A Friend](https://blackmountainmarket.org/donate?hsLang=en) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BMTMarket) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/blackmountainmarket/) # Locally Grown. Community Cultivated. **Black Mountain Tailgate Market** is a seasonal community event featuring organic and sustainably grown produce, plants, cut flowers, herbs, locally raised meats, seafood, breads, pastries, cheeses, eggs, and locally handcrafted items. At the beginning of 2025 we achieved status as a 501(c)3 Non-profit organization and transitioned to a community-led Board of Directors to ensure the needs of our community are heard and met through our market programming. In October 2025, we were voted the #1 Farmers Market in North Carolina, and #7th in the Nation in the 17th annual America's Farmers Market Celebration! [2026 voting is now open.](https://markets.farmland.org/markets/314112) We are humbled, honored, and committed to embodying what it means to be "Locally Grown" and "Community Cultivated." ## Our Mission The mission of Black Mountain Tailgate Market is to provide inclusive and engaging educational programming centered around health, wellness, sustainability, and nutrition; to promote food equity through food access programs; to support local farms, artisans, and collaborating non-profit organizations through charitable donations; and to provide a  platform for farmers, food producers, and artisans to sell their products directly to consumers in a friendly, family-oriented environment. ## Our Vision The Black Mountain Tailgate Market was created to provide a cooperative and organized marketing alternative for small scale agricultural and specialty products. We strive to improve the variety, taste and freshness of products available to customers in Western North Carolina. We intend to build strong relationships between consumers and vendors by insisting on honesty and transparency in all aspects of the creation of products. We believe that healthy economies start from the ground up and that there are inherent benefits for the customer, producer, and community when food is grown, purchased and consumed locally. The goal of the Black Mountain Tailgate Market is to continue to grow, nourish, and inspire community by bringing together farms, local businesses, families and organizations to encourage investment in the ecological and economic movement of “buying local.” We are currently raising funds to support our community in a time of great need. Please consider a donation to our [Nourish Appalachia Project](https://blackmountainmarket.org/nourish-appalachia?hsLang=en). Donate to Nourish Appalachia ### TO SUPPORT local food growers and artisans by increasing visibility of their brands and products. ### TO BUILD a resilient local economy by connecting producers and consumers. ### TO ENSURE the health and well-being of our community by expanding access to nutritious, locally grown food. ### TO CONNECT our community to sustainable agriculture and local food through multi-sensory educational programming. [![](https://blackmountainmarket.org/hs-fs/hubfs/1_20251007_110948_0000.png?width=500&height=500&name=1_20251007_110948_0000.png)](https://markets.farmland.org/markets/314112) [![](https://blackmountainmarket.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2_20251007_110949_0001.png?width=500&height=500&name=2_20251007_110949_0001.png)](https://markets.farmland.org/markets/314112) [![Black Mountain Tailgate Market](https://blackmountainmarket.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-BMTM-Text.png?width=250&height=70&name=Logo-BMTM-Text.png "Black Mountain Tailgate Market")](https://blackmountainmarket.org?hsLang=en) P.O. BOX 62 Black Mountain NC 28711 Phone: 828.419.4613 [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BMTMarket) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/blackmountainmarket/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://gofund.me/8e36147e)