CALHOUN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Calhoun County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Georgia for Arlington, Edison and and Morgan. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Calhoun County by the Numbers

Calhoun County has 144 farms on 138,414 acres (about 961 acres each). Together they sold $87.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hay & other field crops and cotton.

2 farms in Calhoun County already sell straight to the public. 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 Calhoun County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 5,273 head of cattle, 145 egg-laying hens and 71 goats in Calhoun County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 220 people run or help run farms in Calhoun County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 9 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.