MORGAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Buckhead to and Rutledge, Morgan County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Georgia favorites like Vidalia onions and peaches show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Morgan County by the Numbers

Morgan County has 537 farms on 97,901 acres (about 182 acres each). Together they sold $145.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, dairy (milk) and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, peaches and nectarines, and local fields produce tomatoes, pumpkins, green beans and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 86 honey bee colonies.

35 farms in Morgan County already sell straight to the public, about $299,000 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 Morgan County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Morgan County counts 19,419 head of cattle, 864 goats and 749 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 924 people run or help run farms in Morgan County, with an average age of 61. 35% of them are women. 69 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 Morgan County stands out: it ranks #10 of 149 GA counties for goats and #11 of 159 GA counties for number of farms.