ROCKINGHAM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Rockingham County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Atkinson, Auburn and Danville. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Rockingham County by the Numbers

Rockingham County has 527 farms on 26,537 acres (about 50 acres each). Together they sold $22.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, fruit & nuts and vegetables.

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

136 farms in Rockingham County already sell straight to the public, about $5.1 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 Rockingham County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,681 head of cattle, 1,530 horses and ponies and 882 sheep in Rockingham County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 942 people run or help run farms in Rockingham County, with an average age of 57. 44% of them are women. 110 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 37 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Rockingham County stands out: it ranks #1 of 10 NH counties for goats and #2 of 10 NH counties for selling food straight to the public.