Your Neighborhood Market
The East Asheville Tailgate Market was started in 2007 in the parking lot of Groce United Methodist Church. Previously known as the Riceville Tailgate Market in Swannanoa, it has transformed and grown into a collection of vendors with an eclectic array of products. We accept SNAP & EBT as well as Double SNAP & EBT for fresh fruits and vegetables. We are proud members of the Fruits & Vegetables Prescription Program.
Running during from April through November, you can find us every Friday from 3-6pm at 954 Tunnel Rd and from 2:30 - 5:30pm during our November markets. Stop by for some amazing local goods from your favorite neighborhood vendors selling tamales, dumplings, baked goods, ferments, bread, artisan cheese, meat, flowers, farm fresh vegetables, and more! We’ll see you soon at Asheville’s only Friday market!
Ellie and Daniel of Smallholding Farm one of our awesome weekly veggie vendors!
Anna Zurliene - Market Manager
Anna Zurliene will be joining the East Asheville Farmers Market team this season as the market manager. After graduating from UNCA, she has spent time working towards food equity with Bounty & Soul’s Farmer’s Alliance and HOP program, as a Community Connector with Buncombe County, and in assisting at the RAD Farmer’s market. Anna believes food is a human right and strives to increase food access, especially through supporting our local farming system. She loves to cook and read a good book by a river!
Our Staff
Kate Wheeler - Executive Director
Kate Wheeler has been managing the East Asheville Tailgate Market for five seasons, stepping into a new role as Executive Director this year. A Warren Wilson graduate, she was once a market vendor with the College Farm and has lived in the area since 2010. Kate is passionate about farming, food justice, and racial justice work and is deeply involved in community farming and food access efforts in the city! Check out her other work here!
