JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Jefferson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Fort Drum, Adams Center and Calcium list it here. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in New York. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 749 farms on 249,497 acres (about 333 acres each). Together they sold $238.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 993 honey bee colonies.

93 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public, about $12 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 Jefferson County

Jefferson County farms and homesteads keep 48,315 head of cattle, 2,353 egg-laying hens and 1,109 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,385 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 105 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 27 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jefferson County stands out: it ranks #5 of 59 NY counties for selling food straight to the public and #12 of 62 NY counties for number of farms.