MECKLENBURG COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Mecklenburg County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Charlotte, Cornelius and and Stallings. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Mecklenburg County by the Numbers

Mecklenburg County has 165 farms on 7,704 acres (about 47 acres each).

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, peaches and pecans, and local fields produce tomatoes, cantaloupes, okra and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 333 honey bee colonies.

37 farms in Mecklenburg County already sell straight to the public, about $300,000 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 Mecklenburg County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,529 head of cattle, 942 egg-laying hens and 325 goats in Mecklenburg County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 269 people run or help run farms in Mecklenburg County, with an average age of 60. 45% of them are women. 19 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 13 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.