BIBB COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Bibb County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Macon, Huber and and Wilson Airport. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Bibb County by the Numbers

Bibb County has 95 farms on 7,017 acres (about 74 acres each). Together they sold $20.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Local fields produce squash and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 10 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Bibb County already sell straight to the public, about $35,000 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 Bibb County

Bibb County farms and homesteads keep 1,041 head of cattle, 334 egg-laying hens and 329 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 153 people run or help run farms in Bibb County, with an average age of 63. 39% of them are women. 5 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.