JASPER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Jasper County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Monticello, Round Oak and and Shady Dale. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Georgia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jasper County by the Numbers

Jasper County has 293 farms on 54,987 acres (about 188 acres each). Together they sold $85.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and chile peppers. Beekeepers tend about 455 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Jasper County already sell straight to the public, about $91,000 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 Jasper County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jasper County counts 4,890,427 egg-laying hens, 8,951 head of cattle and 296 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 512 people run or help run farms in Jasper County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 28 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jasper County stands out: it ranks #1 of 133 GA counties for egg-laying hens.