CHARLOTTE COUNTY MARKET

Charlotte County, Florida Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Port Charlotte to and Grove City, Charlotte County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Florida. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Charlotte County by the Numbers

Charlotte County has 263 farms on 99,711 acres (about 379 acres each). Together they sold $67.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, fruit & nuts and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow oranges, grapefruit and tangerines, and local fields produce watermelons and broccoli.

13 farms in Charlotte County already sell straight to the public, about $203,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Charlotte County

Charlotte County farms and homesteads keep 12,609 head of cattle, 928 egg-laying hens and 310 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 438 people run or help run farms in Charlotte County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 36 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.