The Ultimate Year Round Farmer’s Market Guide: South Carolina
Open Year Round; TD Saturday Market, South Carolina
An astonishing 122 farmer’s markets are listed on the South Carolina Community Based Farmer’s Market directory. While we’d love to feature them all, we’re here to highlight the markets that keep you stocked with all things seasonal, local, and fresh year-round. Using the South Carolina Department of Agriculture directory, we have compiled the ultimate list of Farmer’s Markets in South Carolina that will keep you stocked year round.
South Carlina Farmer’s markets support the more than 25,000 farms in the area that farm on over 4.7 million acres of land. Agriculture is so prolific across the state that it is South Carolina’s number one industry supporting almost 250,000 jobs.
Curious about what South Carolina’s 46 billion in annual agriculture impact goes to?
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service has broken it down for us:
- Broilers | $979 million
- Turkeys | $500 million
- Corn | $168.8 million
- Cattle & Calves | $133.7 million
- Soybeans | $125.8 million
- Cotton | $109 million
- Chicken Eggs | $93 million
- Peanuts | $83.5 million
- Floriculture | $68.6 million
- Tobacco | $49 million
If you are curious about the number one entry and wanted to know what “broilers” are about, they are chickens that are raised for meat. According to the numbers, South Carolina doesn’t mess around with their fried chicken!
Throw a rock in South Carolina, and you will likely hit an amazing farmer’s market experience. Markets across the state offer artisan food experiences, seasonal produce, artisan creations, plants, and even upcycled goods, making supporting the local small business economy easy, fresh, and affordable.
Top 10 Year Round Farmer’s Markets in South Carolina
We combed through the state-wide farmer’s market directory to bring your a comprehensive guide to year-round markets in South Carolina.
1. TD Saturday Market (Greenville)
Hours: Saturdays 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Main Street at West Court Street, Greenville, SC 29601
The TD Market has over 75 vendors selling the season’s freshest produce and specialty food items as well as original local crafts. In addition, the market has live cooking demos and a variety of kids’ activities.
2. Greenville State Farmer’s Market (Greenville)
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Address: 1354 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609
The Greenville State Farmer’s Market is located just outside of downtown Greenville and offers a farm fresh variety of produce and ready-to-eat staples. In addition the market features flowers and plants for purchase year round.
3. Traveler’s Rest Farmer’s Market (Traveler’s Rest)
Hours: Saturdays 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 115 Wilhelm Winter Street, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
The Traveler’s Rest Farmer’s Market is a non-profit organization that sponsors Free Educational Activities & Programs for kids, Free Market Yoga, Cooking Demos, Master Gardening Classes, Plant & Nature Walks, Resources on Conservation & Sustainability, Live Music alongside, fresh produce of course.
4. Charleston Farmer’s Market (Charleston)
Hours: Saturdays: 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
Location: 329 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403
The Charleston Farmer’s Market was recently voted the Best Farmer’s Market in Lowcountry and for good reason! Set in the beautiful Marion Square, you can count on everything from local cuts of meat to locally brewed cider. Live music and a dog friendly atmosphere make this the perfect Saturday event.
5. South Carolina State Farmer’s Market (West Columbia)
Hours: Monday – Saturday 4:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sundays 12:00 PM – 6:00PM
Address: 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia, SC 29172
The State Farmers Market in Columbia houses privately owned wholesale businesses, farmer’s sheds, and The Market Restaurant. Visitors can shop year-round for fresh produce, specialty products, and artisan items.
6. Hub City Farmer’s Market (Spartanburg)
Hours: Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 498 Howard St. Spartanburg, SC 29303
The Hub City Farmer’s Market hosts Farm to Table events and local farm tables. It is a non-profit market with a goals to increase the supply, demand, and access to healthy local food for all of Spartanburg. They also have a mobile market that seeks to bring equal access to high-quality local food.
7. Soda City Market (Columbia)
Hours: Saturday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: 1200 Market Street, Columbia, South Carolina
The Soda City Market is a producer-only affair and takes up six city blocks of Main Street. Inspired by traditional European street markets, the Soda City Market features 150 local Southeast vendors every week with a rotating 400 vendors each year.
8. Anderson County Farmer’s Market (Anderson)
Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Location: 402 N. Murray Ave. Anderson, SC 29621
The Anderson County Farmer’s Market is a happening way to spend your Saturday with live music, food trucks, and a covered shelter for rain or shine local shopping. This market will leave your shopping done for the week with local honey, microgreens, and ready to eat meals.
9. Sunday Brunch Farmer’s Market (Charleston)
Hours: Sunday: 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: 633 Medway Rd, Charleston, SC 29412
The Sunday Brunch Farmer’s Market is a perfect weekend affair for the whole family. It is less produce-heavy than some of the other markets with an even emphasis on local creators and ready-to-eat foods for a full-service Sunday entertainment atmosphere. Artisan clothes makers, food trucks, and baked goods make this the ultimate one-stop shop.
10. Port Royal Farmer’s Market (Beaufort)
Hours: Saturday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Ribaut Rd & Pinckney Blvd, Port Royal, SC 29935
The Port Royal Farmer’s Market in Beaufort is where you can find fresh, local, and seasonal produce, shrimp, oysters, poultry, beef, pork, eggs, bread, and cheese. It also places an emphasis on plant life with house plants and fruit-bearing varieties like citrus trees, as well as fresh-cut flower bouquets. Check out the fabulous prepared food vendors serving including BBQ, dumplings, she-crab soup, crab cakes, paella, coffee, baked goods, bagels, and breakfast sandwiches as well.