Situated on the Ecusta Trail at Lennox Station, the Ecusta Market & Cafe opened in November 2024.

In the grocery you can find locally-sourced meats, produce, and dairy, artisanal products from makers in the area, and better-for-you (and the environment) household and personal goods. The cafe (opening in late March 2025) will feature a counter service breakfast and lunch menu, craft coffee and espresso drinks, local beer and wine offerings, and baked goods.

We are Robert and Emily Gunn, and we love Hendersonville.

A Brevard, NC native, Emily Gunn has a long history of working in the service industry, starting as a dishwasher when she was 14 years old. For the past ten years, Emily has worked for Wicked Weed Brewing Company, currently as part of their marketing team. She believes in the healing power of sunshine and mountain air, the importance of getting your hands and feet in the dirt, and that a good hike is always the answer.

Originally from Georgia, Robert found his forever home in the Blue Ridge Mountains twelve years ago, when he moved to Asheville to study natural building and permaculture. After working in management and operations for Chai Pani Restaurant Group for ten years, he took an exciting (and terrifying) leap of faith to work towards the future Ecusta Market & Cafe.

Together, we live on our budding homestead in Hendersonville with our wild and lovely daughters, Maple, Magnolia, and Goldie. This business is our family dream, and we are so excited to share it with you.