RICHLAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Richland County? Backyard growers and small farms around Columbia, Blythewood and Irmo list it here. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in South Carolina. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Richland County by the Numbers

Richland County has 340 farms on 76,011 acres (about 224 acres each). Together they sold $53.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, fruit & nuts and cotton.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, chestnuts and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, okra and green beans.

21 farms in Richland County already sell straight to the public, about $163,000 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 Richland County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 2,613 egg-laying hens, 2,493 head of cattle and 714 goats in Richland County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 564 people run or help run farms in Richland County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 29 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.