TROUP COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Troup County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in La Grange, Hogansville and and West Point. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Troup County by the Numbers

Troup County has 251 farms on 39,911 acres (about 159 acres each). Together they sold $4.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Local fields produce green beans, tomatoes, chile peppers and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 42 honey bee colonies.

19 farms in Troup County already sell straight to the public, about $161,000 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 Troup County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 5,550 head of cattle, 1,084 egg-laying hens and 927 goats in Troup County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 417 people run or help run farms in Troup County, with an average age of 60. 39% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Troup County stands out: it ranks #8 of 149 GA counties for goats.