CLARKE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Athens, Clarke County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Georgia favorites like Vidalia onions and peaches show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Clarke County by the Numbers

Clarke County has 72 farms on 4,485 acres (about 62 acres each). Together they sold $59.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Beekeepers tend about 49 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in Clarke County already sell straight to the public, about $15,000 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 Clarke County

Clarke County farms and homesteads keep 702 head of cattle, 332 egg-laying hens and 140 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 128 people run or help run farms in Clarke County, with an average age of 59. 42% of them are women. 6 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.