BRANTLEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Brantley County? Backyard growers and small farms around Hoboken, Hortense and and Waynesville list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Brantley County by the Numbers

Brantley County has 207 farms on 33,900 acres (about 164 acres each). Together they sold $34.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, hay & other field crops and sheep & goats.

14 farms in Brantley County already sell straight to the public, about $91,000 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 Brantley County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Brantley County counts 1,914 head of cattle, 462 goats and 261 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 334 people run or help run farms in Brantley County, with an average age of 59. 30% of them are women. 17 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.