JASPER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Jasper County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Coosawatchie, Garnett and and Tillman. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jasper County by the Numbers

Jasper County has 112 farms on 75,886 acres (about 678 acres each). Together they sold $17.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, vegetables and soybeans.

Local fields produce watermelons, sweet potatoes, collard greens and turnip greens.

7 farms in Jasper County already sell straight to the public, about $69,000 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 Jasper County

Jasper County farms and homesteads keep 689 egg-laying hens, 436 head of cattle and 208 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 204 people run or help run farms in Jasper County, with an average age of 61. 34% of them are women. 14 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.