SUWANNEE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Suwannee County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Boys Ranch, Branford and and Wellborn. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Suwannee County by the Numbers

Suwannee County has 1,170 farms on 184,350 acres (about 158 acres each). Together they sold $290 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, dairy (milk) and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and olives, and local fields produce potatoes, watermelons, squash and green peas. Beekeepers tend about 21 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Suwannee County already sell straight to the public, about $118,000 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 Suwannee County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 122,025 egg-laying hens, 37,145 head of cattle and 1,821 goats in Suwannee County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,069 people run or help run farms in Suwannee County, with an average age of 60. 43% of them are women. 167 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Suwannee County stands out: it ranks #2 of 55 FL counties for egg-laying hens and #8 of 62 FL counties for goats.