PIERCE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Blackshear to and Patterson, Pierce 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Pierce County by the Numbers

Pierce County has 345 farms on 85,622 acres (about 248 acres each). Together they sold $52.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hay & other field crops and cotton.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, pomegranates and grapes. Beekeepers tend about 6,812 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Pierce County already sell straight to the public, about $40,000 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 Pierce County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 2,130 head of cattle, 674 egg-laying hens and 426 goats in Pierce County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 571 people run or help run farms in Pierce County, with an average age of 59. 32% of them are women. 38 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Pierce County stands out: it ranks #3 of 124 GA counties for honey bee colonies.