MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Montgomery County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Ames, Fonda and Hagaman. New York favorites like maple syrup and apples show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Montgomery County by the Numbers

Montgomery County has 522 farms on 113,287 acres (about 217 acres each). Together they sold $126.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and sweet cherries, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, potatoes and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 2,299 honey bee colonies.

59 farms in Montgomery County already sell straight to the public, about $1.3 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 Montgomery County

Montgomery County farms and homesteads keep 33,222 head of cattle, 9,566 egg-laying hens and 1,599 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 937 people run or help run farms in Montgomery County, with an average age of 55. 34% of them are women. 116 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 24 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Montgomery County stands out: it ranks #2 of 56 NY counties for honey bee colonies.