GENESEE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Genesee County? Backyard growers and small farms around Alexander, Basom and Corfu list it here. 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 Genesee County by the Numbers

Genesee County has 435 farms on 176,887 acres (about 407 acres each). Together they sold $359.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), vegetables and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce green beans, sweet corn, green peas and cabbage. Beekeepers tend about 1,134 honey bee colonies.

69 farms in Genesee County already sell straight to the public, about $346,000 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 Genesee County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 62,823 head of cattle, 1,509 sheep and 392 goats in Genesee County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 804 people run or help run farms in Genesee County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 64 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 Genesee County stands out: it ranks #5 of 60 NY counties for total farm sales.