ABBEVILLE COUNTY MARKET

Abbeville County, South Carolina Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Abbeville County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Abbeville, Calhoun Falls and and Shoals Junction. 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 Abbeville County by the Numbers

Abbeville County has 680 farms on 110,940 acres (about 163 acres each). Together they sold $16.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, apples and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, watermelons, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 186 honey bee colonies.

51 farms in Abbeville County already sell straight to the public, about $146,000 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 Abbeville County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Abbeville County counts 14,112 head of cattle, 2,843 egg-laying hens and 1,461 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,123 people run or help run farms in Abbeville County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 104 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Abbeville County stands out: it ranks #7 of 46 SC counties for goats.