HABERSHAM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Habersham County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Alto, Clarkesville and and Mount Airy. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Habersham County by the Numbers

Habersham County has 375 farms on 27,608 acres (about 74 acres each). Together they sold $133.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce watermelons, green beans, pumpkins and spinach. Beekeepers tend about 412 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Habersham County already sell straight to the public, about $49,000 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 Habersham County

Habersham County farms and homesteads keep 457,841 egg-laying hens, 9,320 head of cattle and 524 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 674 people run or help run farms in Habersham County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 43 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 Habersham County stands out: it ranks #8 of 133 GA counties for egg-laying hens and #29 of 159 GA counties for number of farms.