LUMPKIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Dahlonega, Lumpkin County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Georgia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Lumpkin County by the Numbers

Lumpkin County has 260 farms on 23,501 acres (about 90 acres each). Together they sold $94.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, figs and pawpaws, and local fields produce radishes, tomatoes, sweet corn and onions. Beekeepers tend about 313 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Lumpkin County already sell straight to the public, about $1.6 million 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 Lumpkin County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lumpkin County counts 121,794 egg-laying hens, 6,054 head of cattle and 458 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 465 people run or help run farms in Lumpkin County, with an average age of 58. 40% of them are women. 41 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lumpkin County stands out: it ranks #5 of 133 GA counties for selling food straight to the public and #23 of 133 GA counties for egg-laying hens.