HAMILTON COUNTY MARKET

Hamilton County, Florida Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Hamilton County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Jasper, Jennings and and White Springs. Florida favorites like strawberries and tomatoes show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Hamilton County by the Numbers

Hamilton County has 275 farms on 71,711 acres (about 261 acres each). Together they sold $52.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, vegetables and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pomegranates, persimmons and lychees, and local fields produce sweet corn, bell peppers, cabbage and squash.

11 farms in Hamilton County already sell straight to the public, about $12,000 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 Hamilton County

Hamilton County farms and homesteads keep 7,178 head of cattle, 450 egg-laying hens and 438 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 447 people run or help run farms in Hamilton County, with an average age of 62. 39% of them are women. 18 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.