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Market Sponsorship

This Season, the Black Mountain Tailgate Market celebrates thirty-two years of bringing beautiful and bountiful harvests to our community!

With so many exciting new programs and developments, your support makes a big impact on our community! Our Sponsorship Program offers a host of benefits to our Market Sponsors. With 6,300 + followers on Facebook, 4,200 + Followers on Instagram, a heavily trafficked website, and an estimated 1,350 + attendees every Saturday throughout the season, sponsoring our 2025 Market Season just makes sense! 

If you’re looking to maximize the visibility of your business and support programs that enrich, educate, and nourish our community… you’ve come to the right place!

The Big Impact

Black Mountain Tailgate Market is an impactful grassroots non-profit organization and more importantly, a unique reflection of the community we serve.

Since its inception in 1994, the market has served thousands of residents of WNC, countless tourists, and the community at large. In 2025, we served an average of over 1,350 marketgoers per week, hosting a rotating line-up of 120+ farmers and artisans as well as fellow non-profit organizations each Saturday.

It is no secret that Farmers markets help grow and connect urban and rural economies to local small businesses and keep money in our community!

A bustling, vibrant Farmers Market contributes to and is a reflection of a strong, vibrant local economy.
As we celebrate our Thirty-second year in operation,  we are expanding and deepening our commitment to cultivating community and nourishing Appalachia.

Physical Health and Wellness

An estimated one in ten U.S. adults eats the recommended quantities of fruits and vegetables. Consumption of fruits and vegetables is even lower among adults in low-income and food-insecure households. Adults in low-income households face barriers to fresh, nutrient-dense food including a lack of knowledge about the benefits of fruits and vegetables, unhealthy food environments, and a lack of time to cook. Data provides consistent evidence that shopping at a farmers' market at least once in the past year was associated with higher reported fruit and vegetable consumption.

Mental Health and Wellness

Research indicates people thrive and are naturally happier when socially connected. Farmers markets support emotional health by creating a cheerful space where people come together for fellowship, food, and laughter. By fostering interactions among our diverse community and connecting that community with its own food system, we're cultivating healthy social connections all season long!

Education and Enrichment

Farmers markets provide both a great setting and topic of discussion for nutrition education. Cooking demonstrations and hands-on nature and food based activities provide engaging and positive experiences that will inspire market-goers of all ages to better understand their food systems, agricultural practices, and the natural world around them.

Food Access Programs

In 2022, North Carolina had 1,585,110 recipients of SNAP benefits. SNAP is the country's most important anti-hunger program, helping more than 40 million people in low-income households put food on the table in a typical month. Our participation in critical Food Access Programs ensure that nutrient-rich, locally grown goodness is available to everyone in our community!

Access to the Arts

Our "Cultivator Program" brings in unique acts and musicians from around the WNC area, creating a platform for local musicians. Our culinary arts programming will feature cooking demonstrations, creating exciting, engaging food-centered experiences for patrons.

Sponsorship Categories & Benefits

Community Cultivator
::: $3000 & up :::

  • Weekly social media feature during the market season
  • (logo + tag in all market map posts)
  • 12 monthly social media posts highlighting sponsors with pre-designed graphics through the end of the year
  • “We are a BMTM sponsor” graphic with copy and hashtags for you to share on your social media accounts
  • BMTM will reshare your business's social media posts with FB posts and IG stories
  • Logo on market banner
  • Logo on A-Frame “Community Cultivator” Sign (located at the entrance of the market during the Main Season)
  • Dedicated booth space at 15 markets per season (March - December)
  • Space for promotional materials at the Market Information Booth
  • Logo on website with link and information about your work
  • Logo in weekly e-newsletters
  • Recognition in press releases and community announcements
  • “We Proudly Sponsor BMTM” Stickers
  • BMTM merchandise - choice of 4 tote bags, and 4 t-shirts, or 4 hats
Become a Community Cultivator

Barnraiser
::: $1200 & up :::

  • Weekly social media feature during the market season (logo + tag in all market map posts)
  • 12 monthly social media posts highlighting sponsors with pre-designed graphics through the end of the year
  • “We are a BMTM sponsor” graphic with copy and hashtags for you to share on your social media accounts
  • BMTM will reshare your business's social media posts with FB posts and IG stories
  • Logo on the market banner and all market signage
  • One booth space 4 times per season
  • Space for promotional materials at the Market Information Booth
  • Logo on website with link
  • Logo on weekly e-newsletter
  • “We Proudly Sponsor BMTM” Bumper Stickers
  • BMTM merchandise - choice of 2 tote bags and 2 t-shirts or two hats
Become A Barnraiser

Cultivator of the Arts
::: $900 & up :::

  • 7 monthly social media posts highlighting sponsors with pre-designed graphics
  • “We are a BMTM sponsor” graphic with copy and hashtags for you to share on your social media accounts
  • BMTM will reshare your social media posts with FB posts and IG stories
  • Space for promotional materials at the Market Information Booth
  • Logo on the market banner and the music banner
  • One free booth space 2 times per season
  • Logo on website
  • Logo on weekly e-newsletter
  • “We Proudly Sponsor BMTM” Bumper Stickers
  • BMTM merchandise - choice of 2 tote bags and 2 t-shirts or 2 hats
Cultivate the Arts

Harvester
::: $600 & up :::

  • 7 monthly social media posts highlighting sponsors with pre-designed graphics
  • “We are a BMTM sponsor” graphic with copy and hashtags for you to share on your social media accounts
  • BMTM will reshare your media posts with FB posts and IG stories
  • Logo on market banner and SNAP/food access signage
  • Space for promotional materials at the Market Information Booth
  • Logo on website with link
  • Logo on weekly e-newsletter
  • “We Proudly Sponsor BMTM” Bumper Stickers
  • BMTM merchandise - choice of 1 tote bag and 1 t-shirt or hat
Become A Harvester

Little Seed
::: $300 & up :::

  • 7 monthly social media posts during market season with pre-designed graphics
  • “We are a BMTM sponsor” graphic with copy and hashtags for you to share on your social media accounts
  • Logo on the Market banner and Little Seed Corner banner
  • Logo on website with link
  • Logo on weekly e-newsletter
  • “We Proudly Sponsor BMTM” Bumper Stickers
  • BMTM merchandise - choice of 1 tote bag and 1 t-shirt
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