About Us

Who We Are

Don and Belinda Carringer both grew up in Western North Carolina, where farming has long been part of their family heritage. Don has farmed his entire life, learning firsthand from both of his grandparents on their family farms. Through their involvement in 4-H, Don’s passion for agriculture continued to grow, while Belinda developed a love for preserving foods and traditional kitchen skills.

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Together, Don and Belinda have a blended family of six children and nine grandchildren.

Don is a retired family physician who practiced in Crossnore and Robbinsville, North Carolina, and later served at Appalachian State University and Western Carolina University. Belinda was a stay-at-home mother before working in Member Records at an electric company and later as a Human Resource Specialist at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching in Cullowhee.

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After they were married in 2007, Don and Belinda lived in Macon County, North Carolina. In 2008, they began selling their produce and homemade goods at farmers markets, eventually expanding to provide fresh vegetables, jams, jellies, relishes, and honey to high-end restaurants. They later purchased a home on Beech Mountain, where they spent time part-time before moving there full-time in 2022 after purchasing a nine-acre farm in Altamont near Newland.

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Today, they sell at the King Street Summer and Winter Farmers Markets, the Beech Mountain Farmers Market, and through the High Country Food Hub in Boone, North Carolina.

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In 2012, Don began keeping bees and now manages around 30–40 hives each summer. On their nine-acre farm in Altamont near Newland, Don grows a wide variety of vegetables and red and white dent corn used for stone-ground cornmeal and grits, while Belinda crafts jams, jellies, relishes, and apple butter using time-honored methods.

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In 2025, they began a new chapter by hosting farm-to-table dinners at Carringer Farms. These evenings bring together guest chefs, seasonal ingredients grown on the farm, and the beauty of the High Country to create a warm, shared dining experience.