HALIFAX COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Halifax County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in North Carolina for Enfield, Halifax and Roanoke Rapids. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in North Carolina. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Halifax County by the Numbers

Halifax County has 220 farms on 183,565 acres (about 834 acres each). Together they sold $188.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, poultry & eggs and hogs.

Local fields produce sweet potatoes.

4 farms in Halifax County already sell straight to the public, about $7,000 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 Halifax County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Halifax County counts 200,250 egg-laying hens, 37,024 hogs and 6,344 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 372 people run or help run farms in Halifax County, with an average age of 62. 21% of them are women. 27 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Halifax County stands out: it ranks #15 of 78 NC counties for egg-laying hens.