PERQUIMANS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Perquimans County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in North Carolina for Belvidere, Durants Neck and and Winfall. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in North Carolina. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Perquimans County by the Numbers

Perquimans County has 137 farms on 78,264 acres (about 571 acres each). Together they sold $102.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and cotton.

4 farms in Perquimans County already sell straight to the public, about $18,000 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 Perquimans County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Perquimans County counts 318 head of cattle, 125 goats and 42 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 217 people run or help run farms in Perquimans County, with an average age of 56. 32 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.