GRAFTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Grafton County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Ashland, Beebe River and Enfield. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Grafton County by the Numbers

Grafton County has 496 farms on 86,325 acres (about 174 acres each). Together they sold $32.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, squash, potatoes and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 158 honey bee colonies.

114 farms in Grafton County already sell straight to the public, about $2 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 Grafton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Grafton County counts 5,208 head of cattle, 763 sheep and 669 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 929 people run or help run farms in Grafton County, with an average age of 62. 46% of them are women. 54 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Grafton County stands out: it ranks #2 of 10 NH counties for total farm sales and #3 of 10 NH counties for goats.