COOK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Adel to and Sparks, Cook County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cook County by the Numbers

Cook County has 210 farms on 77,736 acres (about 370 acres each). Together they sold $129.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cotton and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and tangerines.

10 farms in Cook County already sell straight to the public, about $6,000 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 Cook County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 6,368 head of cattle, 501 egg-laying hens and 170 goats in Cook County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 347 people run or help run farms in Cook County, with an average age of 61. 29% of them are women. 9 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Cook County stands out: it ranks #30 of 156 GA counties for total farm sales.