CAROLINE COUNTY MARKET

Caroline County, Maryland Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Caroline County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Denton, Federalsburg and Hillsboro. Maryland favorites like tomatoes and peaches show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Caroline County by the Numbers

Caroline County has 525 farms on 111,470 acres (about 212 acres each). Together they sold $371.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, apples and plums, and local fields produce sweet corn, potatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes. Beekeepers tend about 89 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Caroline County already sell straight to the public, about $622,000 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 Caroline County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Caroline County counts 2,389 head of cattle, 2,017 egg-laying hens and 562 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 900 people run or help run farms in Caroline County, with an average age of 60. 33% of them are women. 52 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.

Where Caroline County stands out: it ranks #2 of 23 MD counties for total farm sales.