SCHENECTADY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Schenectady County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in New York for Schenectady, Alplaus and Niskayuna. Watch for local maple syrup when it comes into season in New York. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Schenectady County by the Numbers

Schenectady County has 144 farms on 13,967 acres (about 97 acres each). Together they sold $6.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), vegetables and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, squash, beets and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 28 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Schenectady County already sell straight to the public, about $116,000 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 Schenectady County

Schenectady County farms and homesteads keep 771 head of cattle, 753 egg-laying hens and 242 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 241 people run or help run farms in Schenectady County, with an average age of 62. 38% of them are women. 22 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.