PICKENS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Easley, Cateechee and Pickens buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local collard greens when it comes into season in South Carolina. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Pickens County by the Numbers

Pickens County has 742 farms on 41,842 acres (about 56 acres each). Together they sold $8.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, squash, okra and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 2,294 honey bee colonies.

66 farms in Pickens County already sell straight to the public, about $571,000 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 Pickens County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Pickens County counts 6,434 egg-laying hens, 6,304 head of cattle and 1,239 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,297 people run or help run farms in Pickens County, with an average age of 57. 42% of them are women. 118 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Pickens County stands out: it ranks #1 of 39 SC counties for honey bee colonies and #8 of 46 SC counties for goats.