RUTHERFORD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alexander Mills to Lake Lure, Rutherford County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. North Carolina favorites like blueberries and strawberries show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Rutherford County by the Numbers

Rutherford County has 614 farms on 63,632 acres (about 104 acres each). Together they sold $95.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and almonds, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 483 honey bee colonies.

52 farms in Rutherford County already sell straight to the public, about $201,000 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 Rutherford County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Rutherford County counts 94,280 egg-laying hens, 11,553 head of cattle and 573 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,012 people run or help run farms in Rutherford County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 106 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.