SCHOHARIE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Carlisle, Central Bridge and Fultonham buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. 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 Schoharie County by the Numbers

Schoharie County has 503 farms on 108,630 acres (about 216 acres each). Together they sold $63.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and plums, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, potatoes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 1,556 honey bee colonies.

104 farms in Schoharie County already sell straight to the public, about $2.7 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 Schoharie County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Schoharie County counts 17,148 head of cattle, 3,835 egg-laying hens and 1,471 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 916 people run or help run farms in Schoharie County, with an average age of 59. 39% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 13 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Schoharie County stands out: it ranks #7 of 56 NY counties for honey bee colonies and #10 of 54 NY counties for goats.