CHEROKEE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Gaffney, Cherokee County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in South Carolina. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Cherokee County by the Numbers

Cherokee County has 382 farms on 67,564 acres (about 177 acres each). Together they sold $43.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, okra and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 157 honey bee colonies.

30 farms in Cherokee County already sell straight to the public, about $92,000 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 Cherokee County

Cherokee County farms and homesteads keep 7,210 head of cattle, 2,100 egg-laying hens and 774 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 619 people run or help run farms in Cherokee County, with an average age of 60. 29% of them are women. 34 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.