HAMPTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Hampton County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Brunson, Early Branch and Hampton. South Carolina favorites like collard greens and pecans show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Hampton County by the Numbers

Hampton County has 185 farms on 96,359 acres (about 521 acres each). Together they sold $31.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, hay & other field crops and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and pears. Beekeepers tend about 74 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Hampton County already sell straight to the public, about $105,000 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 Hampton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hampton County counts 946 egg-laying hens, 616 head of cattle and 271 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 276 people run or help run farms in Hampton County, with an average age of 65. 31% of them are women. 10 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.