POLK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Aragon to and Rockmart, Polk 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 Polk County by the Numbers

Polk County has 299 farms on 51,432 acres (about 172 acres each). Together they sold $60.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce watermelons, sweet corn, squash and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 1,008 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Polk County already sell straight to the public, about $75,000 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 Polk County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 6,362 head of cattle, 1,620 egg-laying hens and 644 goats in Polk County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 555 people run or help run farms in Polk County, with an average age of 58. 39% of them are women. 55 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Polk County stands out: it ranks #18 of 149 GA counties for goats and #15 of 124 GA counties for honey bee colonies.