ONTARIO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Ontario County? Backyard growers and small farms around Canandaigua, Bloomfield and Honeoye list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Ontario County by the Numbers

Ontario County has 815 farms on 174,577 acres (about 214 acres each). Together they sold $293.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), vegetables and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, pears and peaches, and local fields produce cabbage, green beans, sweet corn and squash. Beekeepers tend about 887 honey bee colonies.

137 farms in Ontario County already sell straight to the public, about $10.5 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 Ontario County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Ontario County counts 59,265 head of cattle, 22,596 egg-laying hens and 1,084 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,454 people run or help run farms in Ontario County, with an average age of 54. 38% of them are women. 288 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 Ontario County stands out: it ranks #7 of 60 NY counties for total farm sales and #7 of 50 NY counties for egg-laying hens.