Local Farms. Local Food. Local Fun.
The Piedmont Farm Tour, hosted by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and Weaver Street Market, is an annual celebration of sustainable, local food and farming in North Carolina’s Piedmont region.
The 2026 Piedmont Farm Tour took place Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th. Thirty farms scattered across the beautiful landscape of Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Person counties, opened their farm gates to over 2,000 visitors to experience and enjoy local agriculture at work firsthand.
CFSA and Weaver Street Market extend our deepest thanks to the attendees, host farms, sponsors, and volunteers who brought this year’s event to life and made it so special.
2026 Host Farms
Frequently Asked Questions
If we don’t have an answer to your question, let us know! Let us know by giving us a call at 919-542-2402 or sending an email to [email protected].
Each year, we design a unique “Support Local Farms” button that serves both as a souvenir and tour pass for all our attendees. Everyone who purchases entry to the Piedmont Farm Tour will receive a button. If you purchase in person (at your first farm of the tour), you’ll receive a button upon purchase. If you purchase online, you’ll receive a button at the first farm you visit. Please bring verification of purchase (a confirmation email printed out or on your phone is just fine).
As an annual event—29 years and counting!—reliant on the generosity of busy farmers, our lineup of participating farms shifts and changes each year. Look for a mix of familiar faces and eager newcomers.
Make the most of the weekend by reviewing the map and description of participating farms in advance. Day-of, consider bringing along a raincoat or umbrella, cash for on-farm purchases (not all farms can accept credit), and a tote bag and/or cooler if you plan to purchase perishable items. Wear sturdy shoes!
For safety and liability reasons, no dogs or other pets are permitted at participating farms.
Like farming, the Piedmont Farm Tour takes place rain or shine! Grab your raincoat and muck boots, and head out to support local farmers regardless of the weather.
As small-scale farms, many with limited infrastructure, most farms are not wheelchair accessible or ADA compliant, and CFSA is unable to guarantee the day-of accessibility of any host farm. However, the 2026 host farms below anticipate being wheelchair accessible with the listed site-specific accommodations:
Benevolence Farm, Graham: Flat land, about a football field from parking lot, not super easy for wheelchair users.
Boxcarr Farms & Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Cedar Grove: Wheelchair accessible.
Catawba Trail Farm, Durham: We recently constructed an ADA walking trail around the exterial of the enclosed garden, chicken coop and main building. Some of the trails into the forested area are usable.
Celebrity Dairy, Siler City: All public areas of interest are accessible.
Chapel Hill Creamery, Chapel Hill: Main farm area is fairly flat and level but surface is gravel.
Chatham Oaks Farm, Pittsboro: We will have parking close to the barn for those with limited mobility. The equipment we discuss on the tour will all be parked near the parking area so we can provide the tour without walking far-if needed. Lastly, with pre-picked berries available, guests with limited mobility can still enjoy berries without having to pick them themselves.
Faithfull Farms, Chapel Hill: Easy access to farmhouse restrooms and greenhouse production space.
Granite Springs Farm: Most of the farm is easily accessible for people with limited mobility.
Haw River Mushrooms, Graham: The farm is connected by gravel driveways, so mobility aids should be able to navigate gravel. Not all parts of the tour will be accessible to wheelchair users (there are a few steps) but we can make accommodations for most things.
Little Pond Gardens, Pittsboro: The pavers are very accessible and a lot of The Plant and our farm can be enjoyed via wheelchair. Some of the fields may be harder to access, i.e unlevel ground or big walks.
Little Way Farm, Siler City: Our farm store also has a ramp for entrance.
PlowGirl Farm, Chapel Hill: Call 919-619-9056 a day in advance for parking information.
Stoney Mountain Farm, Burlington: Parking, lamb barn and farm store are all on level ground and wheelchair accessible.
Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farms, Roxboro: We have a covered pickup truck with seats in the back accessible to persons able to exit their wheelchair and sit on a bench seat with back. This truck can shadow the tour trailer with independent sound system. Persons in motorized wheelchairs who are unable to transfer to truck benches will be able to view a small herd of bison from the gazebo area.
The Garden at Spring Forest, Hillsborough: A wheelchair or walker can navigate a small area in the front part of the farm, and go into the barn (which has a concrete floor).
Wolfberry Hawthorn Farm, Durham: The nursery is paved, other areas may be difficult for wheelchairs but the property is small enough that those who can only walk a short distance could tour most of the farm.
All farms will provide bathroom facilities; farms without permanent public bathroom infrastructure will have portable toilets on site for tour attendees. 2026 host farms offering permanent bathroom infrastructure: Catawba Trail Farm; Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm & Botanist + Barrel; Chatham Oaks Farm; Faithfull Farms; Full Plate Farm; Haw River Mushrooms; Little Pond Gardens; Sankofa Farms; The Farm at Common Ground Ecovillage; Transplanting Traditions Community Farm; WildSide Farm. As working farms, even those farms with permanent bathroom infrastructure may have limited amenities; with specific accommodation questions, contact CFSA at [email protected].
We offer 80+ volunteer opportunities each year for those interested in helping provide a seamless on-farm experience to visitors. All volunteers receive a free, limited-edition Piedmont Farm Tour t-shirt and a tour pass to visit farms on the day they are not volunteering. Volunteer opportunities will become available in early spring.
Absolutely! If you prefer to ride your bicycle instead of driving, we will gladly extend the registration offer — one fee per carload of attendees — to cycling groups.
The limited-edition farm tour t-shirts designed each year are available only to volunteers and participating farmers. Looking to show your support of local food and agriculture? Consider buying products from the farms you visit, or making a donation directly to support CFSA.
Registrants must submit their notice of cancellation in writing to [email protected] no later than one week before the event for a full refund of registration fees, less a 10% administration and processing fee. In the event you cannot attend an event you have registered for due to unforeseen circumstances beyond your control and the deadline for a full refund has passed, please contact CFSA. Examples may include but are not limited to natural disasters or family emergency.
Page content last reviewed and updated 8/13/2026.
