WORTH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Oakfield to and Warwick, Worth County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Georgia favorites like pecans and blueberries show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Worth County by the Numbers

Worth County has 372 farms on 218,326 acres (about 587 acres each). Together they sold $159.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and olives, and local fields produce watermelons and okra. Beekeepers tend about 2,208 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Worth County already sell straight to the public, about $26,000 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 Worth County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Worth County counts 120,719 egg-laying hens, 6,944 head of cattle and 157 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 651 people run or help run farms in Worth County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 54 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 Worth County stands out: it ranks #10 of 124 GA counties for honey bee colonies and #24 of 156 GA counties for total farm sales.