Hickory Nut Gap was a through-road for drovers taking their animals to the markets in the Appalachian foothills at the turn of the 18th century. Our family history began on this land in 1916 when Jim and Elizabeth McClure settled here after their honeymoon. 105 years later, we continue to be stewards of the land nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the Continental Divide in Buncombe County.

Today, led by Jamie Ager and his wife Amy, Hickory Nut Gap is a leader in 100% grassfed beef, and pasture raised pork production in the Southeast. Along with partner farms, Hickory Nut Gap is spearheading the regenerative agriculture movement, using pasture-based farming to rebuild farmland, sequester carbon as organic matter in soil, and work to reverse climate change.