MADISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bouckville to De Ruyter, Madison County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Madison County by the Numbers

Madison County has 657 farms on 170,530 acres (about 260 acres each). Together they sold $190.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce green beans, sweet corn, squash and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 2,477 honey bee colonies.

91 farms in Madison County already sell straight to the public, about $4.3 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 Madison County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 35,174 head of cattle, 2,687 egg-laying hens and 2,454 horses and ponies in Madison County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,317 people run or help run farms in Madison County, with an average age of 54. 38% of them are women. 181 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Madison County stands out: it ranks #1 of 56 NY counties for honey bee colonies.