SPARTANBURG COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Spartanburg County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Spartanburg, Arcadia and Duncan. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Spartanburg County by the Numbers

Spartanburg County has 1,230 farms on 97,644 acres (about 79 acres each). Together they sold $47 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, nursery & greenhouse plants and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, grapes and apples, and local fields produce cucumbers, cantaloupes, sweet corn and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 486 honey bee colonies.

149 farms in Spartanburg County already sell straight to the public, about $3.5 million 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 Spartanburg County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Spartanburg County counts 11,881 head of cattle, 7,983 egg-laying hens and 2,196 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,120 people run or help run farms in Spartanburg County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 149 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 20 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Spartanburg County stands out: it ranks #2 of 46 SC counties for number of farms and #2 of 44 SC counties for selling food straight to the public.