GREENVILLE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Greenville County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Greenville, Greer and Mauldin. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Greenville County by the Numbers

Greenville County has 920 farms on 52,688 acres (about 57 acres each). Together they sold $26.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, vegetables and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, pecans and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers, sweet potatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 1,027 honey bee colonies.

113 farms in Greenville County already sell straight to the public, about $4.8 million 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 Greenville County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Greenville County counts 7,600 egg-laying hens, 4,645 head of cattle and 1,110 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,714 people run or help run farms in Greenville County, with an average age of 59. 40% of them are women. 140 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Greenville County stands out: it ranks #1 of 44 SC counties for selling food straight to the public and #4 of 39 SC counties for honey bee colonies.