TURNER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Turner County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Georgia for Ashburn, Rebecca and and Sycamore. Watch for local Vidalia onions when it comes into season in Georgia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Turner County by the Numbers

Turner County has 182 farms on 83,527 acres (about 459 acres each). Together they sold $64.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, vegetables and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans.

3 farms in Turner 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 Turner County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Turner County counts 5,491 head of cattle, 79 egg-laying hens and 67 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 297 people run or help run farms in Turner County, with an average age of 59. 34% of them are women. 30 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.