RABUN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Rabun County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Clayton, Lakemont and Tiger. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Rabun County by the Numbers

Rabun County has 122 farms on 6,201 acres (about 51 acres each). Together they sold $16.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples. Beekeepers tend about 488 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Rabun County already sell straight to the public, about $1.7 million 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 Rabun County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Rabun County counts 1,121 head of cattle, 112 goats and 88 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 239 people run or help run farms in Rabun County, with an average age of 55. 36% of them are women. 38 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 16 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Rabun County stands out: it ranks #4 of 133 GA counties for selling food straight to the public.