MURRAY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Chatsworth to and Eton, Murray County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local Vidalia onions when it comes into season in Georgia. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Murray County by the Numbers

Murray County has 276 farms on 41,883 acres (about 152 acres each). Together they sold $205.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, nursery & greenhouse plants and cattle.

Beekeepers tend about 39 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Murray County already sell straight to the public, about $24,000 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 Murray County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Murray County counts 180,245 egg-laying hens, 9,369 head of cattle and 316 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 434 people run or help run farms in Murray County, with an average age of 58. 32% of them are women. 16 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Murray County stands out: it ranks #17 of 156 GA counties for total farm sales and #16 of 133 GA counties for egg-laying hens.