APPLING COUNTY MARKET

Appling County, Georgia Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Appling County? Backyard growers and small farms around Baxley, Bristol and and Surrency list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Appling County by the Numbers

Appling County has 495 farms on 119,040 acres (about 240 acres each). Together they sold $196.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cotton and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce sweet corn.

15 farms in Appling County already sell straight to the public, about $31,000 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 Appling County

Appling County farms and homesteads keep 597,265 egg-laying hens, 7,167 head of cattle and 565 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 939 people run or help run farms in Appling County, with an average age of 56. 36% of them are women. 88 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Appling County stands out: it ranks #5 of 133 GA counties for egg-laying hens and #14 of 159 GA counties for number of farms.