WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Creswell, Plymouth and and Roper buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in North Carolina. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 110 farms on 76,554 acres (about 696 acres each). Together they sold $71.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cotton.

Local fields produce collard greens. Beekeepers tend about 90 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $9,000 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 Washington County

Washington County farms and homesteads keep 584 head of cattle, 230 egg-laying hens and 110 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 191 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 60. 21% of them are women. 14 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.