ALLEGHANY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Ennice to and Sparta, Alleghany County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Alleghany County by the Numbers

Alleghany County has 435 farms on 63,298 acres (about 146 acres each). Together they sold $53.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by Christmas trees, vegetables and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches and apples, and local fields produce potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 157 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Alleghany County already sell straight to the public, about $50,000 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 Alleghany County

Alleghany County farms and homesteads keep 20,054 head of cattle, 493 egg-laying hens and 387 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 723 people run or help run farms in Alleghany County, with an average age of 61. 35% of them are women. 37 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.