BLECKLEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Bleckley County? Backyard growers and small farms around Cochran and the rest of Bleckley County list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Bleckley County by the Numbers

Bleckley County has 151 farms on 32,749 acres (about 217 acres each). Together they sold $14 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, vegetables and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce cucumbers.

4 farms in Bleckley County already sell straight to the public, about $1,000 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 Bleckley County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bleckley County counts 1,384 head of cattle, 557 goats and 158 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 248 people run or help run farms in Bleckley County, with an average age of 61. 37% of them are women. 11 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Bleckley County stands out: it ranks #27 of 149 GA counties for goats.