CARTERET COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Carteret County? Backyard growers and small farms around Atlantic, Beaufort and Gloucester list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Carteret County by the Numbers

Carteret County has 94 farms on 60,950 acres (about 648 acres each). Together they sold $48.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, cattle and poultry & eggs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce collard greens. Beekeepers tend about 17 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Carteret County already sell straight to the public, about $1.6 million 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 Carteret County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Carteret County counts 445 egg-laying hens, 392 head of cattle and 110 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 177 people run or help run farms in Carteret County, with an average age of 57. 26% of them are women. 18 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Carteret County stands out: it ranks #14 of 89 NC counties for selling food straight to the public.