ANDERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Anderson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Anderson, Belton and Pelzer. South Carolina favorites like pecans and peaches show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Anderson County by the Numbers

Anderson County has 1,552 farms on 174,494 acres (about 112 acres each). Together they sold $84.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, pecans and chestnuts, and local fields produce watermelons, sweet corn, tomatoes and okra. Beekeepers tend about 890 honey bee colonies.

122 farms in Anderson County already sell straight to the public, about $1.3 million 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 Anderson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Anderson County counts 51,823 egg-laying hens, 32,033 head of cattle and 2,917 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,554 people run or help run farms in Anderson County, with an average age of 58. 36% of them are women. 289 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 31 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Anderson County stands out: it ranks #1 of 46 SC counties for number of farms and #2 of 46 SC counties for goats.