TYRRELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Tyrrell County? Backyard growers and small farms around Columbia and the rest of Tyrrell County list it here. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in North Carolina. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Tyrrell County by the Numbers

Tyrrell County has 73 farms on 63,761 acres (about 873 acres each). Together they sold $61.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, pecans and apples. Beekeepers tend about 12 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Tyrrell County already sell straight to the public. 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 Tyrrell County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 142 head of cattle in Tyrrell County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 128 people run or help run farms in Tyrrell County, with an average age of 59. 30% of them are women. 4 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.