NEW LONDON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in New London County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Baltic, Bozrah and Gilman. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Connecticut. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in New London County by the Numbers

New London County has 804 farms on 67,987 acres (about 85 acres each). Together they sold $190.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, dairy (milk) and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, pumpkins and squash. Beekeepers tend about 1,169 honey bee colonies.

197 farms in New London County already sell straight to the public, about $9.6 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 New London County

New London County farms and homesteads keep 12,797 head of cattle, 1,402 horses and ponies and 1,356 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,480 people run or help run farms in New London County, with an average age of 60. 42% of them are women. 151 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 New London County stands out: it ranks #1 of 8 CT counties for goats and #1 of 8 CT counties for total farm sales.