CURRITUCK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Currituck County? Backyard growers and small farms around Aydlett, Barco and Grandy list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Currituck County by the Numbers

Currituck County has 87 farms on 37,917 acres (about 436 acres each). Together they sold $29.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and wheat.

Local fields produce sweet corn and collard greens. Beekeepers tend about 46 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Currituck County already sell straight to the public, about $143,000 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 Currituck County

Currituck County farms and homesteads keep 904 egg-laying hens, 176 goats and 123 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 159 people run or help run farms in Currituck County, with an average age of 56. 39% of them are women. 15 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.