Hickory Nut Gap Employee Directory
FarmingNorth Carolina, United States11-50 Employees
Hickory Nut Gap is a farming company located in Fairview, North Carolina, employing 11 to 50 people and operating a website at hickorynutgap.com. The company partners with like-minded family farms in the region and works with chefs and other customers to promote agriculture through shared values such as hard work, responsible land stewardship, and quality food. The Asheville, North Carolina farm has been in the family since 1916 and was opened to the public in 2008; meats are sold wholesale and retail, and the local farm store offers an on-site butchery for retail custom cuts. The business emphasizes humane animal husbandry, professional packaging, and care for the farms and environment. Recent developments include the 2023 Vital Blend launch, the 2021 collaboration with Wicked Weed Brewing on dinner sausages, and a home-delivery program for Community Supported Agriculture meat boxes launched in 2021.