MADISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Hot Springs to and Walnut, Madison County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Madison County by the Numbers

Madison County has 535 farms on 42,763 acres (about 80 acres each). Together they sold $5.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, vegetables and poultry & eggs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, walnuts and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, potatoes, lettuce and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 377 honey bee colonies.

80 farms in Madison County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 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 Madison County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Madison County counts 5,875 egg-laying hens, 5,336 head of cattle and 688 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 913 people run or help run farms in Madison County, with an average age of 60. 37% of them are women. 69 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.