The N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services launched the Visit NC Farms app in 2018 as a pilot program. Today, twenty communities and four state farmers markets are active in the app with more than 1100 assets. With the help of the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, the initiative is expanding statewide to connect millions of residents and visitors with local farms & fisheries, local food & drink, farmers markets & u-pick, value-added through local shops, farm stays & lodging, tours & trails and special agricultural events across the state to include your county/region.

The Visit NC Farms App is expanding statewide thanks to funding from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. Individual counties or collections of communities are receiving opt-in funding and marketing support to join the cooperative effort in support of local farms and local food.

The Visit NC Farms App marketing efforts are supported by Carolina Farm Credit in 2021. Carolina Farm Credit serves the credit needs of rural North Carolina with branches located throughout 54 North Carolina counties.