WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Washington County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Argyle, Cambridge and Fort Ann. Watch for local apples 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 Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 750 farms on 194,060 acres (about 259 acres each). Together they sold $263 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow chestnuts, apples and grapes, and local fields produce pumpkins, potatoes, garlic and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 666 honey bee colonies.

135 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $3.8 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 Washington County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Washington County counts 61,085 head of cattle, 17,680 egg-laying hens and 1,737 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,455 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 58. 40% of them are women. 142 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 27 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Washington County stands out: it ranks #8 of 50 NY counties for egg-laying hens and #11 of 62 NY counties for number of farms.