CATTARAUGUS COUNTY MARKET

Cattaraugus County, New York Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Cattaraugus County? Backyard growers and small farms around Allegany, Cattaraugus and Ellicottville list it here. New York favorites like sweet corn and maple syrup show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cattaraugus County by the Numbers

Cattaraugus County has 833 farms on 162,947 acres (about 196 acres each). Together they sold $144.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 298 honey bee colonies.

115 farms in Cattaraugus County already sell straight to the public, about $2.8 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 Cattaraugus County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cattaraugus County counts 35,712 head of cattle, 4,012 egg-laying hens and 1,417 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,449 people run or help run farms in Cattaraugus County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 108 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Cattaraugus County stands out: it ranks #8 of 62 NY counties for number of farms.