Agriculture & Foods

A&B Milling Company / Exit 154  (image to the right)

200 Halifax St, Enfield
252-445-3161
Aunt Ruby’s Peanut Gift Shop offers many peanut choices including raw shelled, country-style roasted, chocolate clusters, roasted redskin, honey roasted and salted in the shell.
http://auntrubyspeanuts.com

Atkinson Milling Co. / Exit 97  (image to the right)

95 Atkinson Mill Rd, Selma
919-965-3547
Built in 1757, this mill has been in continuous operation for more than 240 years. Today, Atkinson’s Mill is the only water-powered gristmill operating in the area.
http://atkinsonmilling.com

Banks Miniature Horse Farm / Exit 97

2667 Peele Rd, Clayton
919-553-7216
Home to many fine miniature horses from outstanding bloodlines, this farm strives to provide an atmosphere where horses are admired and respected.
http://bankshorsefarm.com

Deans Farm / Exit 116

4231 NC Hwy 42 W, Wilson
252-237-0967
Fresh fruits, vegetables and much more. Offering a variety of seasonal family-friendly activities, including hayrides and picking your own strawberries and pumpkins.

Gillis Hill Farms / Exit 46  (image to the right)

2701 Gillis Hill Rd, Fayetteville
910-867-2350
Owned and farmed by the Gillis family since the mid-1700s. Offers wagon-drawn or walking tours of a working farm and homemade ice cream.
http://gillishillfarm.com

Jambbas Ranch / Exit 49

5386 Tabor Church Rd, Fayetteville
910-484-2798, 910-484-4808
See animals including buffalo, llamas, deer, elk, Watusi cows, sheep, duck, swans and peacocks in a natural habitat.
http://jambbas.com

Jan’s Strawberries & Peaches / Exit 93

3188 Stevens Sausage Rd, Smithfield
919-934-2989
Jan’s has fresh farm produce and pick-your-own strawberries and peaches, available April through July.

Smith’s Strawberry Farm / Exit 95

433 Sanders Rd., McGees Crossroads
919-934-1700
Strawberries, blueberries and blackberries available mid-April through July.
http://upickberries.com

Smithfield Ham Shop / Exit 95

204 N. Bright Leaf Blvd, Smithfield
919-934-8054
Come view thousands of hams curing from our Ham Shop. Taste why Men’s Journal proclaimed Johnston County Hams among “The 100 Best Things to Eat in America.”
http://countrycuredhams.com

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park / Exit 168  (image to the right)

4963 Hwy 258, Scotland Neck
252-826-3186
Enjoy the breathtaking colors and variety of calls of the world’s largest collection of rare and endangered waterfowl with more than 1,500 ducks, geese and swans of over 170 different species. You'll walk through continentally-themed aviaries, have a picnic, enjoy a memorial garden, take a wetland walk, soar to new heights in the state's first accessible treehouse overlooking the wetlands, enjoy the playground and fossil dig and so much more!
http://shwpark.com

The Farmer’s Corner / Exit 97

1620 Loop Rd, Clayton
919-553-4094
Boyette Farm hosts the Fear Farm and Christmas Lights on the Neuse River each year.
http://fearfarm.com

The Pound Cake Co. / Exit 79

310 S. Lee St, Benson
919-894-8448
Featured in Southern Living and Fresh Market, The Pound Cake offers award-winning pound cakes, breads and sweets.
http://thebestcake.com

Tobacco Farm Life Museum / Exit 107

709 Church St., Hwy 301 N, Kenly
919-284-3431, 800-965-1437
A 6,000 square-foot exhibit hall displaying artifacts from all aspects of farm life, including a children’s exhibit, restored farmstead with kitchen, blacksmith shop and tobacco barn.
http://tobaccofarmlifemuseum.org

West Produce / Exit 73

2026 Hayes Rd, Spring Lake
910-497-7443
Offers fresh fruit and vegetables year-round. Offers hayrides, carnival food, face painting, pumpkins and seasonal produce.

Wilson’s Mills Farm Market / Exit 97

5494 Wilson’s Mills Rd, Wilson's Mills
919-934-6918
Year-round selection of local produce, baked goods and greenhouse plants for sale. Great source for strawberries and pumpkins.