WHITE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in White County? Backyard growers and small farms around Cleveland, Helen and and Sautee Nacoochee list it here. Watch for local blueberries when it comes into season in Georgia. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in White County by the Numbers

White County has 304 farms on 20,378 acres (about 67 acres each). Together they sold $103.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and peaches, and local fields produce bell peppers, green beans, potatoes and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 3,318 honey bee colonies.

31 farms in White County already sell straight to the public, about $348,000 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 White County

White County farms and homesteads keep 144,460 egg-laying hens, 6,203 head of cattle and 408 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 579 people run or help run farms in White County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 41 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where White County stands out: it ranks #9 of 124 GA counties for honey bee colonies and #18 of 133 GA counties for selling food straight to the public.