MACON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Ideal to and Oglethorpe, Macon County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Macon County by the Numbers

Macon County has 270 farms on 118,727 acres (about 440 acres each). Together they sold $387.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, fruit & nuts and hay & other field crops.

10 farms in Macon County already sell straight to the public, about $616,000 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 Macon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Macon County counts 29,551 head of cattle, 549 egg-laying hens and 491 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 437 people run or help run farms in Macon County, with an average age of 59. 34% of them are women. 31 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Macon County stands out: it ranks #5 of 156 GA counties for total farm sales and #9 of 133 GA counties for selling food straight to the public.