GLOUCESTER COUNTY MARKET

Gloucester County, New Jersey Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Gloucester County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bridgeport, Clarksboro and Gibbstown. 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 Gloucester County by the Numbers

Gloucester County has 546 farms on 42,076 acres (about 77 acres each). Together they sold $136.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, vegetables and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, apples and grapes, and local fields produce squash, tomatoes, bell peppers and asparagus.

107 farms in Gloucester County already sell straight to the public, about $7.6 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 Gloucester County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Gloucester County counts 6,323 egg-laying hens, 2,047 head of cattle and 1,191 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 961 people run or help run farms in Gloucester County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 50 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 20 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Gloucester County stands out: it ranks #4 of 21 NJ counties for total farm sales.