HAYWOOD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Haywood County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Canton, Clyde and and Waynesville. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Haywood County by the Numbers

Haywood County has 567 farms on 49,288 acres (about 87 acres each). Together they sold $18.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, green beans and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 233 honey bee colonies.

49 farms in Haywood County already sell straight to the public, about $6.2 million 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 Haywood County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Haywood County counts 10,934 head of cattle, 2,378 egg-laying hens and 1,431 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 985 people run or help run farms in Haywood County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 99 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 22 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Haywood County stands out: it ranks #3 of 89 NC counties for selling food straight to the public and #16 of 92 NC counties for goats.