WILKINSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Allentown to and Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County by the Numbers

Wilkinson County has 138 farms on 24,542 acres (about 178 acres each). Together they sold $5.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and chestnuts, and local fields produce potatoes and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 84 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Wilkinson County already sell straight to the public, about $8,000 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 Wilkinson County

Wilkinson County farms and homesteads keep 1,298 head of cattle, 714 egg-laying hens and 168 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 238 people run or help run farms in Wilkinson County, with an average age of 57. 27% of them are women. 20 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.