ATHENS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Athens County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Albany, Amesville and Coolville. Watch for local maple syrup when it comes into season in Ohio. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Athens County by the Numbers

Athens County has 663 farms on 106,866 acres (about 161 acres each). Together they sold $14.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pawpaws and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, squash and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 91 honey bee colonies.

45 farms in Athens County already sell straight to the public, about $409,000 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 Athens County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Athens County counts 7,389 head of cattle, 1,926 egg-laying hens and 1,876 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,127 people run or help run farms in Athens County, with an average age of 60. 40% of them are women. 69 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.