SAMPSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Sampson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Autryville, Clinton and Harrells. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sampson County by the Numbers

Sampson County has 882 farms on 292,205 acres (about 331 acres each). Together they sold $2.2 billion of farm products in 2022, led by hogs, poultry & eggs and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet potatoes, watermelons, cucumbers and squash.

34 farms in Sampson County already sell straight to the public, about $330,000 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 Sampson County

Sampson County farms and homesteads keep 3,290,350 turkeys, 1,854,202 hogs and 456,007 egg-laying hens.

About 1,437 people run or help run farms in Sampson County, with an average age of 57. 27% of them are women. 156 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 20 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sampson County stands out: it ranks #1 of 98 NC counties for total farm sales and #7 of 78 NC counties for egg-laying hens.