BARNWELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Barnwell County? Backyard growers and small farms around Barnwell, Blackville and and Williston list it here. Watch for local collard greens when it comes into season in South Carolina. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Barnwell County by the Numbers

Barnwell County has 327 farms on 62,381 acres (about 191 acres each). Together they sold $39 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, vegetables and cotton.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce watermelons, cantaloupes, collard greens and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 432 honey bee colonies.

21 farms in Barnwell County already sell straight to the public, about $500,000 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 Barnwell County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Barnwell County counts 108,543 egg-laying hens, 2,493 head of cattle and 945 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 538 people run or help run farms in Barnwell County, with an average age of 56. 29% of them are women. 54 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Barnwell County stands out: it ranks #4 of 37 SC counties for egg-laying hens.