SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY MARKET

Southampton County, Virginia Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Boykins, Branchville and Ivor buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Virginia favorites like tomatoes and sweet potatoes show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Southampton County by the Numbers

Southampton County has 278 farms on 155,013 acres (about 558 acres each). Together they sold $123.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, hogs and poultry & eggs.

Local fields produce watermelons, green beans, sweet corn and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 67 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Southampton County already sell straight to the public, about $160,000 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 Southampton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Southampton County counts 37,035 hogs, 2,082 head of cattle and 519 egg-laying hens.

About 470 people run or help run farms in Southampton County, with an average age of 59. 23% of them are women. 36 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Southampton County stands out: it ranks #7 of 98 VA counties for total farm sales.