CAMDEN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Camden County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Kingsland, Saint Marys and and Woodbine. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Georgia. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Camden County by the Numbers

Camden County has 69 farms on 8,492 acres (about 123 acres each). Together they sold $988,000 of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow olives and grapes, and local fields produce collard greens, sweet corn, broccoli and kale. Beekeepers tend about 79 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Camden County already sell straight to the public, about $74,000 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 Camden County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Camden County counts 559 egg-laying hens, 368 head of cattle and 166 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 119 people run or help run farms in Camden County, with an average age of 49. 43% of them are women. 20 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.