The Plant

The Plant is an eco-industrial park in Pittsboro. Their campus is made up of different North Carolina food and beverage producers including a brewery, distillery, meadery, coffee roaster as well as a Native Plants Nursery and vegetable farm.

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Hours of Operation

Open for walking around 24/7. Individual business hours may vary. Check Website and Social.

Growers

List services your farm provides?: Grow
Methods of Sale for Produce?: Retail / Direct to Consumer

Products

Type of Production Facilty?: Home Based
NC agricultural items used: Fresh Cut Flowers

Products Sold: Fresh Cut Flowers, Other, Camp Fires, Bird Watching, Brewery, Farm Work Experience, Farm to Table Meals, Hiking, Educational Seminars, Farm Work Experience

Agritourism

The Plant is a diverse 17-acre eco-industrial park located on the east side of Pittsboro. The Plant has turned local commerce into an experience with many outdoor spaces for gatherings and events, amazing spirits, beers, ciders, meads, a coffee roaster, a farm, farmers' market, cafe, and farm to fork eateries that source local food and even raise their own animals. Local products are also on site. There is also native plants nursery!

In the 1940's, it was part of an enormous flower farm, Sunshine Gardens and Boardman’s Flower Farm, which stretched from Robeson Creek to Highway 64. The flower farm was the largest flower farm in the United States for awhile and the specialty was growing large "football" chrysanthemums. These flowers were provided for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961.

Today, The Plant is home to Fair Game Beverage Company , Chatham Cider Works, Starrlight Mead and BMC Brewing. Rachels' Native Nursery and Little Pond Gardens are on-site. They enjoy the smells of coffee from Vortex Roasters. Kingston 99 Kitchen offers authentic Jamaican food! Metal Brixx cafe serves sweets, tea and coffees. Fair Game has an amazing pantry full of North Carolina delicacies, chocolates, snacks and more!
Activities include Chatham Axes (if you have aggression to release), Pittsboro Electric Bikes for rent or sale and a playground for little ones. There is a trail surrounding the property and bird life is vibrant! Many live music and special events like International Dance Night or the Pittsboro Bazaar Night Market happen on a monthly basis. You might have an orchestra playing or you might have a singer song writer on the streets of The Plant.

The Plant is proud of their beautiful event grounds which have seen conferences, workshops, carnivals, festivals, faires, art openings, birthdays, weddings, and funerals. They have an art walk and recently opened a Tree Museum!

Business availability: Year-Round
Hours / days of operation: Open for walking around 24/7. Individual business hours may vary. Check Website and Social.
Months open for business?: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Amenities: Camp Sites, Picnic Area, Play Area, RV / Motorhomes, Wi-Fi
Products available for direct sale: Craft Distilled Spirits, Specialty Food Products (honey, jams, jellies, pickles, sauces), Trees
Admission Info: There is no admission fee to visit The Plant. Individual businesses on-site may charge for events ocassionally.
Special events: Blueberry Bonanza, Strawberry Social, Okra Jamboree, Pepperfest, Chestnut Carnival, Apple Brandy Opening Day
Location classification: Rural

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