WORCESTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Worcester County? Backyard growers and small farms around Berlin, Bishopville and Pocomoke City list it here. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Maryland. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Worcester County by the Numbers

Worcester County has 361 farms on 104,121 acres (about 288 acres each). Together they sold $289.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and soybeans.

Local fields produce watermelons, turnips, bell peppers and cantaloupes. Beekeepers tend about 11 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Worcester County already sell straight to the public, about $68,000 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 Worcester County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Worcester County counts 546 hogs, 448 sheep and 394 head of cattle.

About 654 people run or help run farms in Worcester County, with an average age of 59. 33% of them are women. 52 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 16 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Worcester County stands out: it ranks #4 of 23 MD counties for total farm sales.