ATKINSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Atkinson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Axson, Pearson and and Willacoochee list it here. Watch for local blueberries when it comes into season in Georgia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Atkinson County by the Numbers

Atkinson County has 185 farms on 75,760 acres (about 410 acres each). Together they sold $85.8 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. Beekeepers tend about 2,004 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Atkinson County already sell straight to the public, about $7,000 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 Atkinson County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 44,407 egg-laying hens, 7,838 head of cattle and 495 goats in Atkinson County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 312 people run or help run farms in Atkinson County, with an average age of 56. 26% of them are women. 22 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Atkinson County stands out: it ranks #11 of 124 GA counties for honey bee colonies.