ADAMS COUNTY MARKET

Adams County, Ohio Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Adams County? Backyard growers and small farms around Blue Creek, Lynx and West Union list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Adams County by the Numbers

Adams County has 1,100 farms on 170,805 acres (about 155 acres each). Together they sold $58 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pawpaws, apples and peaches, and local fields produce pumpkins, squash, potatoes and beets. Beekeepers tend about 168 honey bee colonies.

35 farms in Adams County already sell straight to the public, about $1.8 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 Adams County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 25,051 egg-laying hens, 23,646 head of cattle and 2,064 hogs in Adams County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,867 people run or help run farms in Adams County, with an average age of 59. 34% of them are women. 156 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Adams County stands out: it ranks #14 of 88 OH counties for selling food straight to the public.