NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Northampton County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Conway, Garysburg and Jackson. North Carolina favorites like strawberries and apples show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Northampton County by the Numbers

Northampton County has 257 farms on 171,478 acres (about 667 acres each). Together they sold $170 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cotton and hogs.

Local fields produce watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 382 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Northampton County already sell straight to the public, about $6,000 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 Northampton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Northampton County counts 113,103 hogs, 1,098 egg-laying hens and 633 head of cattle.

About 470 people run or help run farms in Northampton County, with an average age of 56. 20% of them are women. 64 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.