HERKIMER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Cold Brook to Ilion, Herkimer County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local grapes when it comes into season in New York. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Herkimer County by the Numbers

Herkimer County has 514 farms on 106,572 acres (about 207 acres each). Together they sold $93.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, garlic and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 1,758 honey bee colonies.

90 farms in Herkimer County already sell straight to the public, about $751,000 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 Herkimer County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 21,431 head of cattle, 16,854 egg-laying hens and 5,688 sheep in Herkimer County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 975 people run or help run farms in Herkimer County, with an average age of 56. 36% of them are women. 144 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Herkimer County stands out: it ranks #6 of 56 NY counties for honey bee colonies and #9 of 50 NY counties for egg-laying hens.