PUTNAM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Putnam County? Backyard growers and small farms around Eatonton and the rest of Putnam County list it here. Georgia favorites like blueberries and Vidalia onions 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 Putnam County by the Numbers

Putnam County has 161 farms on 41,183 acres (about 256 acres each). Together they sold $32.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans. Beekeepers tend about 92 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Putnam County already sell straight to the public, about $5,000 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 Putnam County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Putnam County counts 18,763 head of cattle, 404 egg-laying hens and 203 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 287 people run or help run farms in Putnam County, with an average age of 61. 36% of them are women. 22 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.