GREENE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Greene County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Hookerton, Maury and and Walstonburg. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in North Carolina. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Greene County by the Numbers

Greene County has 210 farms on 97,668 acres (about 465 acres each). Together they sold $374.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by hogs, poultry & eggs and vegetables.

Local fields produce sweet potatoes, watermelons, cucumbers and sweet corn.

15 farms in Greene County already sell straight to the public, about $218,000 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 Greene County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Greene County counts 444,353 turkeys, 345,275 hogs and 2,406 head of cattle.

About 337 people run or help run farms in Greene County, with an average age of 59. 22% of them are women. 32 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Greene County stands out: it ranks #12 of 98 NC counties for total farm sales.