PAMLICO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Pamlico County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Arapahoe, Bayboro and Merritt. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Pamlico County by the Numbers

Pamlico County has 81 farms on 54,675 acres (about 675 acres each). Together they sold $31.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow plums, and local fields produce sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 172 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Pamlico County already sell straight to the public, about $33,000 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 Pamlico County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Pamlico County counts 174 egg-laying hens, 159 head of cattle and 31 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 137 people run or help run farms in Pamlico County, with an average age of 56. 23% of them are women. 17 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.