LEE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bishopville to and Lynchburg, Lee County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Lee County by the Numbers

Lee County has 308 farms on 134,144 acres (about 436 acres each). Together they sold $165.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and cotton.

Local fields produce watermelons, potatoes, sweet potatoes and collard greens. Beekeepers tend about 8 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Lee County already sell straight to the public, about $16,000 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 Lee County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lee County counts 864,157 turkeys, 2,099 head of cattle and 1,114 egg-laying hens.

About 469 people run or help run farms in Lee County, with an average age of 63. 35% of them are women. 17 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.