LONG COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Long County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Ludowici, and Walthourville. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Long County by the Numbers

Long County has 94 farms on 17,132 acres (about 182 acres each). Together they sold $15.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and cotton.

9 farms in Long County already sell straight to the public, about $25,000 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 Long County

Long County farms and homesteads keep 1,242 head of cattle, 485 egg-laying hens and 86 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 134 people run or help run farms in Long County, with an average age of 57. 28% of them are women. 11 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.