WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Washington County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Davisboro, Deepstep and and Warthen. 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 Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 363 farms on 97,770 acres (about 269 acres each). Together they sold $25.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hay & other field crops and cotton.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, grapes and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, okra and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 594 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $35,000 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 Washington County

Washington County farms and homesteads keep 6,138 head of cattle, 555 egg-laying hens and 469 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 607 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 60. 36% of them are women. 41 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Washington County stands out: it ranks #19 of 124 GA counties for honey bee colonies.