CLARENDON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alcolu to and Turbeville, Clarendon County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. South Carolina favorites like pecans and peaches show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Clarendon County by the Numbers

Clarendon County has 341 farms on 156,415 acres (about 459 acres each). Together they sold $173.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, pears and pecans, and local fields produce watermelons, squash, cucumbers and cantaloupes. Beekeepers tend about 22 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Clarendon County already sell straight to the public, about $922,000 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 Clarendon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Clarendon County counts 26,174 hogs, 3,060 head of cattle and 899 egg-laying hens.

About 586 people run or help run farms in Clarendon County, with an average age of 59. 33% of them are women. 52 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.

Where Clarendon County stands out: it ranks #9 of 46 SC counties for total farm sales and #9 of 44 SC counties for selling food straight to the public.