MARION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Marion County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Ocala, Dunnellon and Mc Intosh. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Florida. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Marion County by the Numbers

Marion County has 3,329 farms on 290,691 acres (about 87 acres each). Together they sold $220.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by horses, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow oranges, pecans and grapefruit, and local fields produce watermelons, sweet corn, cucumbers and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 1,742 honey bee colonies.

109 farms in Marion County already sell straight to the public, about $759,000 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 Marion County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Marion County counts 40,796 head of cattle, 23,928 horses and ponies and 11,151 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 5,873 people run or help run farms in Marion County, with an average age of 62. 48% of them are women. 320 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 36 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marion County stands out: it ranks #1 of 67 FL counties for number of farms and #3 of 62 FL counties for goats.