TALBOT COUNTY MARKET

Talbot County, Maryland Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Talbot County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bozman, Claiborne and Newcomb. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Talbot County by the Numbers

Talbot County has 357 farms on 96,228 acres (about 270 acres each). Together they sold $109.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, peaches and pears, and local fields produce potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 221 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Talbot County already sell straight to the public, about $436,000 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 Talbot County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Talbot County counts 1,276 egg-laying hens, 982 head of cattle and 615 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 672 people run or help run farms in Talbot County, with an average age of 61. 26% of them are women. 44 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.