NEWTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Newton County? Backyard growers and small farms around Newton County list it here. Georgia favorites like blueberries and Vidalia onions show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Newton County by the Numbers

Newton County has 274 farms on 38,686 acres (about 141 acres each). Together they sold $10 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and Christmas trees.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and persimmons, and local fields produce lettuce, bell peppers, cucumbers and broccoli. Beekeepers tend about 86 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Newton County already sell straight to the public, about $72,000 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 Newton County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 5,708 head of cattle, 1,588 egg-laying hens and 548 goats in Newton County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 473 people run or help run farms in Newton County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 65 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Newton County stands out: it ranks #28 of 149 GA counties for goats.