GREENE COUNTY MARKET

Greene County, Indiana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Greene County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bloomfield, Jasonville and Newberry list it here. Watch for local melons when it comes into season in Indiana. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Greene County by the Numbers

Greene County has 788 farms on 192,510 acres (about 244 acres each). Together they sold $180.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and poultry & eggs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce garlic, fresh herbs and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 182 honey bee colonies.

34 farms in Greene County already sell straight to the public, about $238,000 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 Greene County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Greene County counts 423,354 turkeys, 10,406 head of cattle and 1,415 egg-laying hens.

About 1,333 people run or help run farms in Greene County, with an average age of 59. 29% of them are women. 122 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Greene County stands out: it ranks #12 of 92 IN counties for number of farms.