SUMTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Sumter County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Andersonville, Cobb and and Plains. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Sumter County by the Numbers

Sumter County has 373 farms on 160,670 acres (about 431 acres each). Together they sold $184.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, corn and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and chestnuts, and local fields produce watermelons, green beans, tomatoes and mustard greens. Beekeepers tend about 55 honey bee colonies.

3 farms in Sumter County already sell straight to the public. 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 Sumter County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 17,060 head of cattle, 150 horses and ponies and 48 hogs in Sumter County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 735 people run or help run farms in Sumter County, with an average age of 59. 30% of them are women. 59 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sumter County stands out: it ranks #21 of 156 GA counties for total farm sales and #30 of 159 GA counties for number of farms.