MERRIMACK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Merrimack County? Backyard growers and small farms around Allenstown, Andover and Canterbury list it here. 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 Merrimack County by the Numbers

Merrimack County has 569 farms on 60,942 acres (about 107 acres each). Together they sold $66.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, dairy (milk) and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, apples and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, squash, pumpkins and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 274 honey bee colonies.

158 farms in Merrimack County already sell straight to the public, about $3.9 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 Merrimack County

Merrimack County farms and homesteads keep 8,483 egg-laying hens, 3,685 head of cattle and 1,410 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,059 people run or help run farms in Merrimack County, with an average age of 58. 46% of them are women. 67 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 25 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Merrimack County stands out: it ranks #1 of 10 NH counties for total farm sales and #2 of 10 NH counties for number of farms.