GRAHAM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Graham County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Fontana Dam, and Robbinsville. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Graham County by the Numbers

Graham County has 70 farms on 2,256 acres (about 32 acres each). Together they sold $1.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, vegetables and cattle.

Local fields produce potatoes, okra, lettuce and cucumbers.

14 farms in Graham County already sell straight to the public, about $46,000 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 Graham County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Graham County counts 389 egg-laying hens, 299 head of cattle and 104 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 118 people run or help run farms in Graham County, with an average age of 58. 45% of them are women. 8 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.