TALBOT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Geneva to and Woodland, Talbot County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Talbot County by the Numbers

Talbot County has 106 farms on 30,569 acres (about 288 acres each). Together they sold $778,000 of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Beekeepers tend about 389 honey bee colonies.

3 farms in Talbot County already sell straight to the public, about $9,000 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 Talbot County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Talbot County counts 1,272 head of cattle, 38 horses and ponies and 34 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 210 people run or help run farms in Talbot County, with an average age of 60. 37% of them are women. 12 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.