GEORGETOWN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Andrews, Georgetown and and Pawleys Island buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. South Carolina favorites like collard greens and pecans show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Georgetown County by the Numbers

Georgetown County has 213 farms on 63,303 acres (about 297 acres each). Together they sold $14.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, pears and peaches, and local fields produce watermelons, okra and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 132 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Georgetown County already sell straight to the public, about $46,000 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 Georgetown County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,163 egg-laying hens, 414 head of cattle and 167 horses and ponies in Georgetown County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 335 people run or help run farms in Georgetown County, with an average age of 64. 38% of them are women. 1 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.