ONONDAGA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Syracuse to Camillus, Onondaga County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Onondaga County by the Numbers

Onondaga County has 572 farms on 164,239 acres (about 287 acres each). Together they sold $271.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), poultry & eggs and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and chestnuts, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 2,062 honey bee colonies.

125 farms in Onondaga County already sell straight to the public, about $2.9 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 Onondaga County

Onondaga County farms and homesteads keep 45,071 head of cattle, 1,147 horses and ponies and 731 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,146 people run or help run farms in Onondaga County, with an average age of 59. 39% of them are women. 102 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 20 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Onondaga County stands out: it ranks #3 of 56 NY counties for honey bee colonies and #9 of 60 NY counties for total farm sales.