COSHOCTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Coshocton County? Backyard growers and small farms around Conesville, Coshocton and and West Lafayette list it here. Watch for local tomatoes when it comes into season in Ohio. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Coshocton County by the Numbers

Coshocton County has 1,251 farms on 178,050 acres (about 142 acres each). Together they sold $123.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and peaches, and local fields produce asparagus, bell peppers, tomatoes and fresh herbs. Beekeepers tend about 365 honey bee colonies.

69 farms in Coshocton County already sell straight to the public, about $646,000 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 Coshocton County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 68,271 egg-laying hens, 59,807 hogs and 18,712 head of cattle in Coshocton County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,217 people run or help run farms in Coshocton County, with an average age of 54. 37% of them are women. 312 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 35 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Coshocton County stands out: it ranks #9 of 88 OH counties for goats and #10 of 88 OH counties for number of farms.