BANKS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Banks County? Backyard growers and small farms around Baldwin, and Homer list it here. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Georgia. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Banks County by the Numbers

Banks County has 450 farms on 57,455 acres (about 128 acres each). Together they sold $236.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 121 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Banks County already sell straight to the public, about $6,000 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 Banks County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Banks County counts 533,691 egg-laying hens, 14,264 head of cattle and 693 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 770 people run or help run farms in Banks County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 39 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Banks County stands out: it ranks #7 of 133 GA counties for egg-laying hens and #14 of 156 GA counties for total farm sales.