WHITFIELD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Dalton to and Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Georgia favorites like Vidalia onions and peaches show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Whitfield County by the Numbers

Whitfield County has 285 farms on 34,457 acres (about 121 acres each). Together they sold $136.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce potatoes, squash, tomatoes and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 44 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Whitfield County already sell straight to the public, about $52,000 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 Whitfield County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 193,611 egg-laying hens, 7,011 head of cattle and 564 goats in Whitfield County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 470 people run or help run farms in Whitfield County, with an average age of 61. 33% of them are women. 13 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Whitfield County stands out: it ranks #15 of 133 GA counties for egg-laying hens and #26 of 149 GA counties for goats.