MORRIS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Boonton to Denville, Morris County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local cranberries when it comes into season in New Jersey. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Morris County by the Numbers

Morris County has 471 farms on 14,552 acres (about 31 acres each). Together they sold $33.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, fruit & nuts and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 947 honey bee colonies.

108 farms in Morris County already sell straight to the public, about $9.4 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 Morris County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 4,100 egg-laying hens, 1,382 horses and ponies and 1,117 sheep in Morris County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 971 people run or help run farms in Morris County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 120 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 21 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Morris County stands out: it ranks #3 of 19 NJ counties for selling food straight to the public and #3 of 19 NJ counties for honey bee colonies.