WESTCHESTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Westchester County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in White Plains, Yonkers and Ardsley. 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 Westchester County by the Numbers

Westchester County has 108 farms on 6,311 acres (about 58 acres each). Together they sold $11.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by horses, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, potatoes, squash and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 210 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in Westchester County already sell straight to the public, about $1.5 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 Westchester County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Westchester County counts 2,380 egg-laying hens, 463 sheep and 452 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 229 people run or help run farms in Westchester County, with an average age of 58. 42% of them are women. 40 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 25 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.