EMANUEL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Adrian, Garfield and Oak Park buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Emanuel County by the Numbers

Emanuel County has 404 farms on 117,430 acres (about 291 acres each). Together they sold $28.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, chestnuts and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, onions, green beans and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 53 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Emanuel County already sell straight to the public, about $56,000 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 Emanuel County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Emanuel County counts 3,735 head of cattle, 1,132 egg-laying hens and 381 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 680 people run or help run farms in Emanuel County, with an average age of 60. 33% of them are women. 18 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Emanuel County stands out: it ranks #23 of 159 GA counties for number of farms.