CLAYTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Clayton County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Riverdale, Jonesboro and and Rex. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Clayton County by the Numbers

Clayton County has 23 farms on 3,294 acres (about 143 acres each). Together they sold $228,000 of farm products in 2022, led by honey and poultry & eggs.

Beekeepers tend about 172 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in Clayton County already sell straight to the public, about $132,000 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 Clayton County

Clayton County farms and homesteads keep 130 goats, 102 egg-laying hens and 69 horses and ponies. Goat milk, cheese and soap are popular homestead products.

About 35 people run or help run farms in Clayton County, with an average age of 63. 29% of them are women. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.