HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Manchester to Bennington, Hillsborough County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. New Hampshire favorites like blueberries and maple syrup 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 Hillsborough County by the Numbers

Hillsborough County has 570 farms on 39,253 acres (about 69 acres each). Together they sold $29.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, fruit & nuts and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, green beans and squash. Beekeepers tend about 839 honey bee colonies.

187 farms in Hillsborough County already sell straight to the public, about $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 Hillsborough County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hillsborough County counts 9,924 egg-laying hens, 1,670 head of cattle and 1,355 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,008 people run or help run farms in Hillsborough County, with an average age of 59. 43% of them are women. 55 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 Hillsborough County stands out: it ranks #1 of 10 NH counties for selling food straight to the public and #1 of 10 NH counties for number of farms.