GREENE COUNTY MARKET

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

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

Farming in Greene County by the Numbers

Greene County has 222 farms on 46,778 acres (about 211 acres each). Together they sold $80.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, nursery & greenhouse plants and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, plums and chestnuts. Beekeepers tend about 27 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Greene County already sell straight to the public, about $431,000 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 Greene County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Greene County counts 5,577 head of cattle, 469 sheep and 374 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 350 people run or help run farms in Greene County, with an average age of 60. 35% of them are women. 12 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 Greene County stands out: it ranks #15 of 133 GA counties for selling food straight to the public.