STEPHENS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Stephens County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Eastanollee, Martin and and Toccoa Falls. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Stephens County by the Numbers

Stephens County has 163 farms on 13,144 acres (about 81 acres each). Together they sold $94 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Local fields produce sweet corn, okra, tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 286 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Stephens County already sell straight to the public, about $121,000 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 Stephens County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Stephens County counts 75,187 egg-laying hens, 3,433 head of cattle and 188 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 278 people run or help run farms in Stephens County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 24 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.