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Saturday, February 24 in Fairview, NC

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CSA - Local Pickup (Week 2)

CSA – Local Pickup (Week 2)

$105.00 – $155.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

With so many things happening at Hickory Nut Gap, you are bound to have a question or two.  Here are some of the most frequently asked and answered questions we’ve received throughout the years.

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General Information

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Well, that’s an excellent question. And there are four answers:

  1. You can purchase directly from the Hickory Nut Gap farm store Wednesdays – Fridays from noon to 5pm or Saturdays and Sundays from 10am – 5pm. At the farm store you can also set up your own CSA membership for pickup or home delivery.
  2. We also direct ship a select number of curated meat boxes almost anywhere on the East Coast.
  3. You can find Hickory Nut Gap flavor raised meats at a growing number of grocery and other retailers
  4. Lastly, our food service distribution is also robust in the Southeastern USA – including restaurants and universities – so look for Hickory Nut Gap when you are out to eat!

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Yes! Products available for direct shipment can be found here.

Learn more about our eco-friendly packaging and 2 day shipping radius before you place your orders.

If you live in Asheville city limits you are eligible for our home delivery CSA program (run by a local independent distribution partner, Leading Green), more information about CSA home delivery can be found here.
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Hickory Nut Gap farm and it’s partner farms use regenerative practices to improve soil health and reduce carbon emissions. All HNG animals are raised on pasture without the use of antibiotics or added hormones. Our cattle are 100% grassfed and GAP (Animal welfare) rated through Global Animal partnership. Our Heritage breed hogs are transitioning to being GAP rated in 2021 and 2022. We have a certified organic line of beef available at select Whole Foods stores and our Farm Store in Fairview, NC. All Hickory Nut Gap Meats livestock are fed non GMO (grain for hogs, grasses for cattle), HNG Farm in Fairview, NC is transitioning to non GMO hog feed in 2022 which will result in a fully non GMO feeding system no matter where you buy your Hickory Nut Gap meat. For more information about our raising standards check out our farmer protocols.

CATTLE

PORK

CHICKEN
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We currently work with and support 90+ farmers as well as graze and farm on over 20,000+ acres in the Southeast. Learn more about our partner farms here.
And, learn more about how it all began at Hickory Nut Gap Farm here.
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Come visit us! Book your next event with us! We operator a year round farm store with tours and events. Come enjoy a picnic on a real working farm. The fall is especially amazing at Hickory Nut Gap. Learn more about our farm, tours, events and festivities here. Farm store hours are Wednesday – Friday from noon to 5pm and Saturday – Sunday from 10am – 5pm.
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At Hickory Nut Gap our definition of Regenerative is simple: Managing our land, water, and soil as a complete ecosystem with surrounding woodlands and wetlands. Farming closer with nature to help promote biodiversity through increased soil health, increased organic matter, and increased water holding capacity. Healthy vibrant soils are the building blocks for the best quality products we can provide as well as the basis for sequestering the high levels of carbon and other atmospheric gases.  Hickory Nut Gap believes these things are measurable and by partnering with Savory we are able to ensure that our Farm and Farming Partners are able to track our progress in our quest for a healthier environment from the ground up. If we focus on soil health the rest follows!
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Shipping

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Yes! Products available for direct shipment can be found here.

HNG ships Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Orders placed Tuesdays & Wednesdays will be shipped the next day. Orders placed Thursdays – Saturdays will be shipped on Tuesdays. Orders placed on Sundays & Mondays will be shipped out on Wednesdays.

You can purchase our CSA Subscription for home delivery to residents within the city of Asheville, here.
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We use FedEx Ground 2-Day Home Delivery service. Please see the schedule below to better understand when you should expect delivery based on the day you place your order.


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For now, only the products as they appear on the Items We Ship Direct page are available to ship direct. Growing the program is a goal for 2022, so look for more availability in the near future!
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For now, only the products as they appear on the Items We Ship Direct page are available for home delivery. Growing the program is a goal for 2021, so look for more availability in the near future!
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Dry ice and a biodegradable insulated liner keep the meat frozen for two days, and FedEx (our shipping partner) gets it to you within that 2-day window! Learn more about our biodegradable coolers here.
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No, we cannot. This is due to the time-sensitive nature of shipping frozen meats. 
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Due to the perishable nature of our products, we do not accept any returns. If you have ANY concerns or dissatisfaction with your order please let us know so we can make things right for you and learn along the way. Email us or call 828-628-1027 with any questions or concerns.
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Let us know! We always keep it front-of-mind that you aren’t in our store to select the meat for yourself, so we try to send only the very best-looking cuts. If there’s anything about your order that you aren’t happy with, we would love a chance to make it right for you.
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Yes! Products available for direct shipment can be found here.

HNG ships Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Orders placed Tuesdays & Wednesdays will be shipped the next day. Orders placed Thursdays – Saturdays will be shipped on Tuesdays. Orders placed on Sundays & Mondays will be shipped out on Wednesdays.

You can purchase our CSA Subscription for home delivery to residents within the city of Asheville, here.
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For now, only the products as they appear on the Items We Ship Direct page are available to ship direct. Growing the program is a goal for 2022, so look for more availability in the near future!
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For now, only the products as they appear on the Items We Ship Direct page are available for home delivery. Growing the program is a goal for 2021, so look for more availability in the near future!
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Dry ice and a biodegradable insulated liner keep the meat frozen for two days, and FedEx (our shipping partner) gets it to you within that 2-day window! Learn more about our biodegradable coolers here.
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No, we cannot. This is due to the time-sensitive nature of shipping frozen meats. 
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Due to the perishable nature of our products, we do not accept any returns. If you have ANY concerns or dissatisfaction with your order please let us know so we can make things right for you and learn along the way. Email us or call 828-628-1027 with any questions or concerns.
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Let us know! We always keep it front-of-mind that you aren’t in our store to select the meat for yourself, so we try to send only the very best-looking cuts. If there’s anything about your order that you aren’t happy with, we would love a chance to make it right for you.
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Our meats are frozen within a few days after being processed. We pack them up in an insulated cardboard box with 5lb of dry ice to keep it cold. We use FedEx 2Day Ground Home Delivery to make sure your order gets to you with the meat still frozen. You can keep them frozen for up to a year or thaw and eat right away.
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Absolutely! You’re very thoughtful! When you get to checkout, make sure you check the box that says, “Ship to a different address.” This will open up the fields where you can enter a shipping address different from your billing address. Otherwise, the package will come to your billing address. It’s not a bad idea to let the recipient know to be looking out for a package so they get it off the porch in a timely manner. 
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We work with FedEx Ground Home Delivery service exclusively for our frozen meat products, and ship within a 2 day radius. The good news is the 2 day radius is huge, to see if you are within the 2 day radius please reference this map and use our zip code – 28730 – as the origin.


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We ship Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays using FedEx 2 Day Ground Home delivery.

  • Orders placed Tuesdays & Wednesdays ship out next day.
  • Orders placed Thursdays – Saturdays will ship out on Tuesdays.
  • Orders placed Sundays & Mondays will ship out on Wednesdays.

The meat will arrive frozen and we encourage you to keep it frozen until you are ready to prepare your meal.
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Please contact us asap and we will track down you order for you within 24 hours.
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It depends on where you live. In most cases, it’s pretty reasonable. Of course, the farther away you are from our location (Western NC), the more expensive. Usually, $30-50. 
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Let us know! We ship frozen via 2 Day FedEx Home Delivery, and everything should remain frozen until it is delivered. Thawing can occur in the very rare instance that FedEx takes longer than two days to deliver, or the package is damaged. This is exceedingly uncommon, but we will make it right if it does happen! If you can get some pictures of any damaged packaging, that helps us file a claim, and we appreciate it! 
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Let’s face it, no packaging is ideal, but we do our best! Your order comes in a cardboard box lined with Kodiakooler’s Natural Fiber Insulation. Box and liner are biodegradable and recyclable. These liners also have a much smaller footprint than Styrofoam coolers because they fold to ship. They arrive to us in cases via standard shipping service rather than on pallets in a tractor trailer. Furthermore, the liners are manufactured in locales across the country to minimize how far they must travel to get to customers like us. Ours come from Statesville, about 1.5 hour away.
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Farm & Events

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[av_toggle title=’What do you do at Hickory Nut Gap Farm? ‘ tags=” av_uid=’av-7c2tn’ custom_id=” sc_version=’1.0′]
Hickory Nut Gap’s mission is to build community in agriculture.  As part of that mission, our family farm is a working farm that promotes regenerative agriculture. We raise cattle, hogs, chickens, turkeys and perennial berries and apples. This is our farm store where we sell our meats, along with local grocery and craft items. We also serve lunch, brunch, and occasional dinner centered around our meat products and featuring locally farmed produce. Lots of events throughout the season, including barn dances, food festivals, and a renaissance faire, keep the regulars coming back and new people falling in love with the farm all the time.
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The farm store is open to the public Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 12pm – 5 pm. Please shop online and place your order before 7am for same-day pickup. All orders placed after 7am are ready for pickup the next business day. Hours of operation are Thursday through Sunday 12pm-5pm. For a full list of instructions, read our operations guide.

There is an animal viewing area and a baby chick brooder at our farm in Fairview adjacent to the Big Barn.  At different times of the year, you can find baby chicks, baby turkeys, piglets, goats, and calves in these areas.  Our cow pastures and pig fields outside of the barnyard area are not open to visitors unless you are participating in a private tour.
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The farm store is open to the public Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 12pm – 5 pm.

Please shop online and place your order before 7am for same-day pickup.

All orders placed after 7am are ready for pickup the next business day.

Hours of operation are Thursday through Sunday 12pm-5pm. For a full list of instructions, read our operations guide.
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Yes you can rent The Party or Big Barn for you next Birthday party or Event. Click here to book online

Please shop online and place your order before 7am for same-day pickup. All orders placed after 7am are ready for pickup the next business day. Hours of operation are Thursday through Sunday 12pm-5pm. For a full list of instructions, read our operations guide.
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We raise animals on at total of 400 acres of land leased by Hickory Nut Gap Farm. 200 acres in Fairview and 200 acres in Rutherford County, NC.
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We have anywhere from 150-200 pigs including sows, piglets and hogs. We have 40 cows in our permanent herd, their yearlings, and calves totaling 120 head. We raise 3500 broilers chickens, 600 laying hens and 350 turkeys annually.
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[av_toggle title=’Who owns the land at Hickory Nut Gap Farm? ‘ tags=” av_uid=’av-53b6n’ custom_id=” sc_version=’1.0′]
The land at Hickory Nut Gap Farm is owned by the Clarke Family Limited Partnership. Jamie and Amy Ager, the business owners of HNG have a long term lease on this property from their family.
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NC House Representative, John Ager, is Jamie Ager’s father.  Jamie and his wife Amy are the business owners and operators of Hickory Nut Gap Farm and Hickory Nut Gap Meats. John’s wife, Annie Ager, owns and operates Hickory Nut Gap Farm Camp. John is the author of We Plow God’s Fields, a history of Jim McClure which we carry at the farm store and a proud and involved grandfather in addition to his role in the NC General Assembly.
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The farm store is closed to the public. We are here to make sure you get your meat though! Please shop online and place your order before 7am for same-day pickup. All orders placed after 7am are ready for pickup the next business day. Hours of operation are Thursday through Sunday 1pm-4pm. For a full list of instructions, read our operations guide.
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Hickory Nut Gap Farm specializes in meat production although we do raise a few apples and berries as well. We source vegetables from local vendors for our deli. Flying Cloud Farm is and organic vegetable farm and farm stand owned by family members Annie Louise and Isaiah Perkinson that resides just down the road on the straight stretch of 74A.
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The farm store is closed to the public. We are here to make sure you get your meat though! Please shop online and place your order before 7am for same-day pickup. All orders placed after 7am are ready for pickup the next business day. Hours of operation are Thursday through Sunday 1pm-4pm. For a full list of instructions, read our operations guide.
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[av_toggle title=’What is the CSA Program? ‘ tags=” av_uid=’av-1uh0f’ custom_id=” sc_version=’1.0′]
CSA stands for “Community Supported Agriculture” and is a business model used by many community farms to build the direct relationship between farmers and customers.  Become a member of our CSA and we will prepare a monthly package of beef, pork, and chicken products for you. The perks include 10% off retail pricing for your share plus any meat you purchase the day you pick up. It also includes 5% off meat every other day of the year, bonus product and admission discounts.  Find out more and sign up here.
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[av_toggle title=’What is the Hickory Nut Gap Farm Camp? ‘ tags=” av_uid=’av-3t4ar’ custom_id=” sc_version=’1.0′]
Hickory Nut Gap Farm Camp is a day camp run by Annie Ager and offered 5 weeks during summer. It is centered around horseback riding, drawing, pottery and theater skits. Please visit her website for info www.hickorynutgapfarmcamp.com
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On the weekends during our fall festivities, we have simple horseback rides being offered to kids for a small charge.  These are led by a handler at a walking pace.

For anyone interested in horseback riding lessons, trail rides, and camps, contact Annie Ager at 828-273-6236.
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Farmers and Supply Chain

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All of our partner farmers adhere to livestock and farming protocol standards that are created to ensure the safe and humane treatment of animals, the health and vitality of the land, and high quality end product. The full documentation of our protocols can be found here:

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Absolutely!  Our farmer map can be found here.
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For the past 10 years we have built trusting relationships with farmers in our region. The farmers that raise animals for HNG share our values and standards.  Read more individual stories about these farmers here.
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[av_toggle title=’What breeds of hog do you raise? ‘ tags=” av_uid=’av-gn2mf’ custom_id=” sc_version=’1.0′]
Primarily Berkshire and Duroc and the occasional Red Waddle and Land Racer breeds
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Primarily small framed black angus and red angus breeds
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We raise Cornish Cross broiler chickens and Golden Comet laying hens.
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[av_toggle title=’How does your cooperative farming model work? ‘ tags=” av_uid=’av-74xez’ custom_id=” sc_version=’1.0′]
We raise cattle, hogs, chickens, and turkeys here at the farm in Fairview. We also raise some cattle on leased acreage here in Fairview and in Rutherford County. Additionally, we work with regional cattle, hog, and chicken farmers to bring their small family farms’ product to market and increase the availability of grassfed and pasture-raised meats to more consumers across a larger area. All of the farms we work with use our farming protocol, which requires (among other things) 100% grassfed cattle, pasture-raised hogs and chickens, and no hormones or antibiotics for any of the three. Additionally, many of our cooperative farmers are working on organic certification for beef.
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Meats

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Our permanent herd resides in Fairview or other land that we lease in Rutherford County.  Throughout the year we also source meat to sell in the farm store from our wholesale company, Hickory Nut Gap Meats.  We have built relationships with farmers in our region who raise livestock to our protocol and share our values.
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HNG 100% Grassfed Beef is raised from livestock that begins its first stage of life nursing and grazing, after weaning our cattle are on pasture eating grass, hay or baleage depending on what the season warrants. Grassfed is a general term that can also be inclusive of animals that have been grassfed and then grain finished. It is important to know the standards that a company follows to make a conscious food choice. You can feel confident that HNG beef is 100% grassfed and 100% grass finished.  
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We raise and sell a limited amount of USDA certified organic beef. This beef is sold through select Whole Foods Markets. Additionally, the land at Hickory Nut Gap Farm and some of the pastures of the HNG farmers’ land is also certified organic.  

All our beef is 100% grassfed and non-GMO verified.  
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Our retail beef is processed at Marksbury in Lancaster, KY; and FPL Foods in Augusta, GA processes some of our wholesale product (for restaurants and grocery stores). Our wholesale pork is processed by Villari Bros. in Warsaw, NC; retail pork for the farm store goes to Crowley Abbatoir outside of Morganton, NC; and we have begun to send a small amount of our pork to Marksbury for individual retail packing. Our poultry is processed on site at our farm in Fairview (or at Marksbury for our wholesale accounts). For the farm store, we bring back whole hogs from the processor and custom-cut them in house at our butchery. Chicken is also butchered in-house; and Marksbury butchers most of our beef. A small amount of beef is butchered in-house from primals acquired through our wholesale division.
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We raise livestock at Hickory Nut Gap Farm and we also purchase livestock from other farmers in our region that raise animals under the HNG protocol standards and share our values. These farmers are primarily located in NC, SC, TN, GA, VA, and KY.
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All HNG Meats beef is 100% grassfed and verified non GMO through our raising standards and protocols. All HNG pork is given supplemental non GMO feed. HNG Farm in Fairview, NC (sold at the farm store only) is transitioning to non GMO for hogs and poulty by 2022. All HNG Meat is raised on pasture, given no antibiotics and no added hormones.
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Our beef is 100% grassfed, no antibiotics, no added hormones, non GMO project verified, Step 4 GAP and pasture raised.

Our pork is no antibiotics, pasture raised, no added hormones, Heritage breed, vegetarian fed.

Our chicken is no antibiotics, pasture raised, no added hormones, vegetarian fed.
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Yes!  All of our cattle are both 100% grassfed and grass finished and rotationally grazed. They are never fed grain.
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Our pigs are pasture raised and eat a free choice grain diet. They enjoy what they root and forage on their own in the environment in which they are raised which can include acorns and tubers.
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Our chickens are raised on pasture and eat a free choice grain diet. They exhibit their natural instincts in the environment in which they live and can peck and scratch eating grass and insects at their leisure.
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In the growth of a cow, they go through several stages of development.  The final stage is referred to as the “finishing” stage and this is when they have reached full maturity when the intramuscular fat is beginning to appear in the muscle. There are two ways that grassfed cattle are finished; 1) they are given grain to add weight quickly or 2) provided grass the entire time.  Grass Finished means finished on grass, never fed grain.
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The hens that produce our eggs live at Annie Ager’s house. They’re free-range, but not pasture-raised. They have an enclosure that protects them from predators and offers the opportunity for them to eat bugs. Aside from bugs, they eat the same grain as our broiler chickens and drink pure mountain spring water.
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 All of our processors use techniques considered humane by various meat-industry certification standards, including handling infrastructure designed by Temple Grandin. This is a sensitive topic for many, but we understand some folks might truly want more info about it. Please feel free to call us or stop in to chat if you are one of those folks.
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Retail Info

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On Saturdays, we vend at the North Asheville Tailgate Market from 8am-12pm from April-December and the Asheville City Market from 9am – 12pm.

You can also find our meats at our on farm store located at 57 Sugar Hollow Road Fairview NC 28730.
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Yes!  You can place a special order by emailing us here.
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You can find our meats at a number of grocery stores in the Southeast United States as well as at our on farm store in Fairview.  A current list can be found here.  If your local grocer does not carry HNG Meats please request them to contact us.
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We sell both bones and organ meats at the farm store and to our wholesale accounts.
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No, we do not sell live animals.
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Yes! This is how our business started and we continue to sell in bulk to our customers at the farm store as well as sell whole animals to our wholesale customers.
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Yes!  We sell local apples from Lyda Farms in Edneyville, NC.  They are not organic. We are working on establishing an organic u-pick apple orchard at our farm.
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No.  Special equipment is needed to process and sell these parts and we do not offer these things at this time.
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Yes!

WE SHIP DIRECT TO YOU – 2 DAY HOME DELIVERY

Hickory Nut Gap uses FedEx 2 Day Ground Home Delivery to make sure our Flavor Raised™ meats get right to your front porch quickly. Your order will arrive in a cardboard box with Kodiakooler sustainable cotton insulation packed with dry ice. The meat will arrive frozen and we encourage you to keep it frozen until you are ready to prepare your meal.

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We USED to be a dairy farm but sold our herd in the late eighties. Currently we raise animals for meat.  The cattle used for meat and those used for dairy have different needs. We do sell dairy products in our farm store including:  Mills River Creamery, Looking Glass Creamery, Blue Ridge Mountain Creamery, Spinning Spider Creamery, and Ashe County Cheese.
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The Go Local card is a special savings program set up by the Asheville Grown Business Alliance to encourage patronage at local companies.  Hickory Nut Gap Farm is a partner business of this program which means that we accept the Go Local card in our store for special discount offers. You can purchase a card through us to be used throughout the community.  Right now, Go Local card holders can present their card at HNG for $1 off event admission and 5% off meat and eggs. The card is only $18 for the entire year, so it will quickly pay for itself! Visit their site for more information and for a list of participating businesses.
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Wholesale Info

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In order to qualify for a wholesale account, you have to have a current business EIN and E-595E Tax Exemption Form on file. You can apply for an account through our wholesale sales department.  This is not a good option for infrequent buyers.

If you have an event or gathering where you want to save money on a large meat purchase, the butchery at the farm store offers both 30 lb bulk discounts on the same cut of meat or whole, half, or quarter animal purchasing as well as a monthly CSA meat option.
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To qualify as a wholesale customer, you must be a registered business with an EIN number and supply us with your E-595 form.  We cannot sell wholesale products to individuals/ retail customers.  We do have bulk meat purchasing options available at the farm store.

To set up a wholesale account, click here.
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Yes!  Warehouse pick-up is available for established customers on Tuesdays and Thursday from 10am-2pm.  Orders must be placed at least 24 hours in advance and noted for pick-up on your order form.
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Yes!  We work with multiple distributors who carry our products. Contact them directly to place your wholesale order and arrange for delivery. For a list of current distributors, click here.  If your distributor is not currently listed, contact them and request that they carry our product.  If your distributor is listed and you are having difficulty ordering through them, please contact us and we will be happy to assist.
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While it is true that cows emit methane into the air through their gastrointestinal process, what is not accurate is the data collection method used to determine this environmental impact.  Most studies collected data from factory-style farms where hundreds if not thousands of cattle are kept in confinement. The cows are not grazing on the land, benefiting the soils, and allowing the environment to thrive in those situations, so naturally the toxic methane levels are having a negative impact.  However, when allowed to rotate on pasture and keep the grasses managed, fertilized, and deep rooted, pasture raised cattle are helping reverse climate change and sequester carbon into mineral rich soils.
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