FORSYTH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Winston Salem to Pfafftown, Forsyth County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. North Carolina favorites like apples and sweet potatoes 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 Forsyth County by the Numbers

Forsyth County has 482 farms on 32,956 acres (about 68 acres each). Together they sold $14.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, soybeans and tobacco.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, hazelnuts and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, squash, pumpkins and garlic. Beekeepers tend about 1,335 honey bee colonies.

66 farms in Forsyth County already sell straight to the public, about $457,000 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 Forsyth County

Forsyth County farms and homesteads keep 2,707 egg-laying hens, 2,364 head of cattle and 655 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 799 people run or help run farms in Forsyth County, with an average age of 61. 35% of them are women. 41 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Forsyth County stands out: it ranks #2 of 90 NC counties for honey bee colonies.