CHESHIRE COUNTY MARKET

Cheshire County, New Hampshire Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Cheshire County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Alstead, Ashuelot and East Swanzey. New Hampshire favorites like maple syrup and honey show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cheshire County by the Numbers

Cheshire County has 415 farms on 40,003 acres (about 96 acres each). Together they sold $22.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, chile peppers, pumpkins and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 413 honey bee colonies.

109 farms in Cheshire County already sell straight to the public, about $2.6 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 Cheshire County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 9,218 egg-laying hens, 3,583 head of cattle and 1,172 sheep in Cheshire County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 743 people run or help run farms in Cheshire County, with an average age of 58. 45% of them are women. 53 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Cheshire County stands out: it ranks #3 of 8 NH counties for honey bee colonies and #3 of 8 NH counties for egg-laying hens.