WHEELER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alamo, Wheeler County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Georgia. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Wheeler County by the Numbers

Wheeler County has 127 farms on 52,995 acres (about 417 acres each). Together they sold $20 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, wheat and fruit & nuts.

Local fields produce squash, green peas and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 35 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Wheeler 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 Wheeler County

Wheeler County farms and homesteads keep 1,448 head of cattle, 305 egg-laying hens and 300 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 187 people run or help run farms in Wheeler County, with an average age of 61. 30% of them are women. 4 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.