EARLY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Early County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Blakely, Cedar Springs and and Jakin. Georgia favorites like peaches and pecans show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Early County by the Numbers

Early County has 288 farms on 156,043 acres (about 542 acres each). Together they sold $66.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cotton and corn.

Local fields produce green beans, watermelons, potatoes and green onions.

1 farms in Early 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 Early County

Early County farms and homesteads keep 13,654 head of cattle, 101 horses and ponies and 59 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 473 people run or help run farms in Early County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 44 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.