TOMPKINS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Brooktondale to Ithaca College, Tompkins County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Tompkins County by the Numbers

Tompkins County has 487 farms on 92,950 acres (about 191 acres each). Together they sold $89.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and hazelnuts, and local fields produce green beans, pumpkins, potatoes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 339 honey bee colonies.

86 farms in Tompkins County already sell straight to the public, about $2.4 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 Tompkins County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Tompkins County counts 26,129 head of cattle, 2,117 egg-laying hens and 1,052 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 948 people run or help run farms in Tompkins County, with an average age of 58. 42% of them are women. 91 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 29 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.