SUFFOLK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Suffolk County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Boston, Dorchester and Cambridge. Massachusetts favorites like honey and cranberries show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Suffolk County by the Numbers

Suffolk County has 28 farms on 206 acres (about 7 acres each). Together they sold $1.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, vegetables and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, squash, garlic and beets.

8 farms in Suffolk County already sell straight to the public, about $149,000 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 Suffolk County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Suffolk County counts 42 head of cattle and 30 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 45 people run or help run farms in Suffolk County, with an average age of 56. 49% of them are women. 5 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.