SULLIVAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Sullivan County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in New Hampshire for Acworth, Charlestown and Georges Mills. New Hampshire favorites like blueberries and maple syrup show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sullivan County by the Numbers

Sullivan County has 271 farms on 38,696 acres (about 143 acres each). Together they sold $23 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and maple syrup.

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

68 farms in Sullivan County already sell straight to the public, about $1.4 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 Sullivan County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 11,622 egg-laying hens, 4,231 head of cattle and 1,303 sheep in Sullivan County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 528 people run or help run farms in Sullivan County, with an average age of 57. 46% of them are women. 27 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sullivan County stands out: it ranks #1 of 8 NH counties for egg-laying hens.