CALHOUN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Calhoun County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Cameron, and Fort Motte. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in South Carolina. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Calhoun County by the Numbers

Calhoun County has 286 farms on 108,019 acres (about 378 acres each). Together they sold $80.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, poultry & eggs and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, chestnuts and grapes, and local fields produce cucumbers, collard greens, mustard greens and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 23 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Calhoun County already sell straight to the public, about $84,000 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 Calhoun County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Calhoun County counts 1,468 head of cattle, 1,082 egg-laying hens and 753 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 521 people run or help run farms in Calhoun County, with an average age of 59. 34% of them are women. 20 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.