CASWELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Caswell County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Blanch, Leasburg and Providence. North Carolina favorites like blueberries and strawberries show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Caswell County by the Numbers

Caswell County has 412 farms on 84,373 acres (about 205 acres each). Together they sold $35.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, tobacco and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce squash, cucumbers, bell peppers and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 287 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Caswell County already sell straight to the public, about $182,000 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 Caswell County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Caswell County counts 223,686 egg-laying hens, 8,813 head of cattle and 393 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 692 people run or help run farms in Caswell County, with an average age of 60. 33% of them are women. 60 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Caswell County stands out: it ranks #13 of 78 NC counties for egg-laying hens.