NEW HANOVER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Wilmington to Ogden, New Hanover 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 New Hanover County by the Numbers

New Hanover County has 60 farms on 1,898 acres (about 32 acres each). Together they sold $2.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, corn and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce okra, chile peppers, tomatoes and collard greens. Beekeepers tend about 128 honey bee colonies.

21 farms in New Hanover County already sell straight to the public, about $111,000 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 New Hanover County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, New Hanover County counts 397 egg-laying hens, 105 horses and ponies and 76 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 111 people run or help run farms in New Hanover County, with an average age of 61. 30% of them are women. 2 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.