Wholesale Organic Produce Buyers in the Carolinas

Compiled by Eric Soderholm, Organic Transition Coordinator

The following is a listing of wholesale buyers that currently work with certified organic farms. This list in not exhaustive, but is a good starting place when considering regional wholesale opportunities.

South Carolina Bee Well Honey & Natural Market Earth Fare 205 Hampton Ave 74 Folly Road Boulevard Pickens, SC 29671 Charleston, SC 29407 864-898-5122 843-769-4800 [email protected] http://www.earthfare.com/ http://www.beewellhoneyfarm.com/ Earth Fare Carolina Produce Company, Inc. 725 Cherry Road 121 West River Street Rock Hill, SC 29732 Anderson, S.C. 29624 803-327-1030 864-224-4376 http://www.earthfare.com/ http://carolinaproducecompany.com GrowFood Carolina Destiny Organics Sara Clow 16 Forest Parkway, Bldg E 990 Morrison Drive Forest Park, GA 30297 Charleston, SC 29403 404-366-7006 (843) 727-0091 http://www.destiny-organics.com/ [email protected] http://growfoodcarolina.com/ Earth Fare 3312-B Devine Street Columbia, SC 29205 Ovis Hill Farm Store 803-799-0048 1501 Weaver St http://www.earthfare.com/ Timmonsville, SC, 29161 843-346-3646 Earth Fare [email protected] 3620 Pelham Road www.ovishillfarm.com Greenville, SC 29615 864-527-4220 http://www.earthfare.com/

Senn Brothers Produce 327 Wholesale Ln. 702 Cross Hill Road, Suite 300 W. Columbia SC 29172 Columbia, 29205 803-252-6414 803-509-6700 www.sennbros.com www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Swamp Rabbit Café and Grocery Whole Foods Market 205 Cedar Ln. 1140 Woodruff Road Greenville, SC 29611 Greenville, South Carolina 29607 864-255-3385 864-335-2300 [email protected] www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ http://swamprabbitcafe.com/ Whole Foods Market Upstate Food Co-Op 923 Houston Northcutt Blvd 404 John Holliday Road Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 Six Mile, SC 29682 843-971-7240 864-868-3105 www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ [email protected] www.upstatefoodcoop.com

North Carolina Albert's Organics Coastal Community Market Ron McCubbins Jean Sarnacki 1922 General Drive 606 Broad Street Charlotte, NC 28273 Beaufort, NC 28526-2224 877-332-6922 252-728-2844 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.albertsorganics.com http://www.coastalcommunitymarket.com

Carolina Organic Growers, Inc. Deep Roots Market Aubrey Raper 3728 Spring Garden Street 570 Brevard Road, Box 11 Greensboro, NC 27407 Asheville, NC 28806 336-292-9216 828-251-1189 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.deeprootsmarket.com www.carolinaorganicgrowers.com Destiny Organics Marketplace 16 Forest Parkway, Bldg E 480 Hillsboro Street, Suite 320 Forest Park, GA 30297 Pittsboro, NC 27312 404-366-7006 Mary DeMare http://www.destiny-organics.com/ 919-542-2643 [email protected] Earth Fare http://www.chathammarketplace.coop 66 Westgate Parkway Asheville, NC 28806 828-253-7656 http://www.earthfare.com Earth Fare Farm Pak 1856 Hendersonville Road Pepe Calderon Asheville, NC 28803 Maggie Ellington 828-210-0100 PO Box 310 http://www.earthfare.com Spring Hope, NC 27882 252-459-3101 Earth Fare [email protected] 178 W. King Street www.farmpak.com Boone, NC 28607 828-263-8138 Fuquay-Varina Community Market http://www.earthfare.com P.O. Box 565 Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Earth Fare [email protected] 12235 N. Community House Road http://www.fvcommunitymarket.coop/ Charlotte, NC 28277 704-926-1201 Greenlife Grocery http://www.earthfare.com 70 Merrimon Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 Earth Fare Phone: (828) 254-5440 721 Governor Morrison Street Suite 110 www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ Charlotte, NC 28211 704-749-5042 Harmony Farms Natural Foods & Cafe http://www.earthfare.com Harmony 5653 Creedmoor Road Earth Fare Raleigh, NC 27612 2965 Battleground Avenue 919-782-0064/919-782-9972 Greensboro, NC 27408 [email protected] 336-369-0190 http://www.harmony-farms.net http://www.earthfare.com Hendersonville Community Co-op Earth Fare 715 Old Spartanburg Hwy 14021 Boren St Hendersonville, NC 28792 Huntersville, NC 28078 828-693-4330 704-875-3122 [email protected] http://www.earthfare.com Leading Green Distributing Earth Fare Kathryn Beattie 10341 Moncreiffe Road PO Box 63 Raleigh, NC 27617 Black Mountain, NC 28711 919-433-1390 828-275-2405 http://www.earthfare.com [email protected]

Eastern Carolina Organics Hollar & Greene Produce Co. Sandi Kronick Keith Honeycutt P.O. Box 1792 828-268-6010 Pittsboro, NC 27312 [email protected] 919-824-5238 http://www.hollarandgreene.com/ [email protected] http://www.easterncarolinaorganics.com Nash Produce Co. http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ Thomas Joyner 6160 South NC 58 Whole Foods Market Nashville, NC 27856 81 South Elliot Rd 252-443-6011 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 [email protected] 919-968-1983 www.nashproduce.com http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

New River Organics Whole Foods Market Caleb Crowell 3202 West Friendly Avenue 828-773-1588 Greensboro, NC 27408 http://newriverorganicgrowers.org 336-398-2880 http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market 5329 Oleander Drive, Suite 100 Whole Foods Market Wilmington, NC 28403 8710 Six Forks Rd 910-799-2667 Raleigh, NC 27615 [email protected] 919-354-0350 http://www.tidalcreek.coop http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Weaver Street Market Whole Foods Market 101 East Weaver Street 6610 Fairview Rd. Carrboro, NC 27510 Charlotte, NC 28210 919-929-0010 980-213-2400 http://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Weaver Street Market - Hillsborough Whole Foods Market 228 S. Churton Street, Suite 10 621 Broad Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 Durham, NC 27705 919-245-5050 919-286-2290 http://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Weaver Street Market - Southern Village Whole Foods Market 716 Market Street 41 Miller St Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Winston-Salem, NC 27104 919-929-2006 336-722-9233 http://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Whole Foods Market Whole Foods Market 3804 Oleander Drive 102B New Waverly Place Wilmington, NC 28403 Cary, NC 27518 910-777-2499 919-816-8830 http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Whole Foods Market 3540 Wade Ave Raleigh, NC 27607 919-828-5805