LITCHFIELD COUNTY MARKET

Litchfield County, Connecticut Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Litchfield County? Backyard growers and small farms around Washington Depot, Bantam and Colebrook list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Litchfield County by the Numbers

Litchfield County has 1,005 farms on 85,205 acres (about 85 acres each). Together they sold $58.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), vegetables and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,426 honey bee colonies.

259 farms in Litchfield County already sell straight to the public, about $5.9 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 Litchfield County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Litchfield County counts 9,870 head of cattle, 9,323 egg-laying hens and 1,922 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,753 people run or help run farms in Litchfield County, with an average age of 60. 42% of them are women. 113 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 35 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Litchfield County stands out: it ranks #1 of 8 CT counties for number of farms and #1 of 7 CT counties for egg-laying hens.