LINCOLN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Lincolnton and the rest of Lincoln County buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. 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 Lincoln County by the Numbers

Lincoln County has 130 farms on 27,118 acres (about 209 acres each). Together they sold $8.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

3 farms in Lincoln County already sell straight to the public, about $2,000 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 Lincoln County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lincoln County counts 5,314 head of cattle, 293 egg-laying hens and 265 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 272 people run or help run farms in Lincoln County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 60 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.