KENNEBEC COUNTY MARKET

Kennebec County, Maine Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Kennebec County? Backyard growers and small farms around Albion, Augusta and Gardiner list it here. Maine favorites like blueberries and apples show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Kennebec County by the Numbers

Kennebec County has 569 farms on 69,638 acres (about 122 acres each). Together they sold $64.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), fruit & nuts and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, chestnuts and peaches, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, squash and potatoes.

132 farms in Kennebec County already sell straight to the public, about $1.8 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 Kennebec County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 14,140 head of cattle, 3,792 egg-laying hens and 827 sheep in Kennebec County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,036 people run or help run farms in Kennebec County, with an average age of 58. 40% of them are women. 122 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 16 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Kennebec County stands out: it ranks #2 of 16 ME counties for goats and #4 of 16 ME counties for number of farms.