ROBESON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Robeson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Lumber Bridge, Lumberton and Orrum list it here. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in North Carolina. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Robeson County by the Numbers

Robeson County has 732 farms on 263,080 acres (about 359 acres each). Together they sold $638.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hogs and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, watermelons, cucumbers and collard greens. Beekeepers tend about 191 honey bee colonies.

36 farms in Robeson County already sell straight to the public, about $955,000 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 Robeson County

Robeson County farms and homesteads keep 331,520 hogs, 7,818 head of cattle and 1,480 egg-laying hens.

About 1,253 people run or help run farms in Robeson County, with an average age of 59. 31% of them are women. 58 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Robeson County stands out: it ranks #4 of 98 NC counties for total farm sales and #19 of 100 NC counties for number of farms.