ALEXANDER COUNTY MARKET

Alexander County, North Carolina Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Alexander County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Hiddenite, Stony Point and and Taylorsville. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Alexander County by the Numbers

Alexander County has 535 farms on 50,799 acres (about 95 acres each). Together they sold $306.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears. Beekeepers tend about 202 honey bee colonies.

28 farms in Alexander County already sell straight to the public, about $606,000 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 Alexander County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 766,425 egg-laying hens, 20,979 head of cattle and 540 horses and ponies in Alexander County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 907 people run or help run farms in Alexander County, with an average age of 56. 35% of them are women. 99 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Alexander County stands out: it ranks #5 of 78 NC counties for egg-laying hens and #17 of 98 NC counties for total farm sales.