BARNSTABLE COUNTY MARKET

Barnstable County, Massachusetts Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From South Chatham to Cataumet, Barnstable County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Barnstable County by the Numbers

Barnstable County has 349 farms on 3,956 acres (about 11 acres each). Together they sold $40.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce potatoes, turnips, squash and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 192 honey bee colonies.

95 farms in Barnstable County already sell straight to the public, about $1.4 million 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 Barnstable County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Barnstable County counts 4,076 egg-laying hens, 328 hogs and 254 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 612 people run or help run farms in Barnstable County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 52 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 22 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.