GLASCOCK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Glascock County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Gibson, and Mitchell. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Glascock County by the Numbers

Glascock County has 64 farms on 13,079 acres (about 204 acres each). Together they sold $2.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and wheat.

2 farms in Glascock 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 Glascock County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Glascock County counts 1,892 head of cattle, 497 egg-laying hens and 178 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 105 people run or help run farms in Glascock County, with an average age of 60. 30% of them are women. 5 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.