ROWAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Salisbury to Landis, Rowan County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in North Carolina. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Rowan County by the Numbers

Rowan County has 801 farms on 104,888 acres (about 131 acres each). Together they sold $96.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, soybeans and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and cantaloupes. Beekeepers tend about 521 honey bee colonies.

55 farms in Rowan County already sell straight to the public, about $1.9 million 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 Rowan County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Rowan County counts 18,196 head of cattle, 1,932 sheep and 1,344 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,351 people run or help run farms in Rowan County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 124 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 24 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Rowan County stands out: it ranks #4 of 92 NC counties for goats and #12 of 89 NC counties for selling food straight to the public.