ERIE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Berlin Heights to Sandusky, Erie County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Erie County by the Numbers

Erie County has 317 farms on 77,157 acres (about 243 acres each). Together they sold $204.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes and asparagus. Beekeepers tend about 191 honey bee colonies.

37 farms in Erie County already sell straight to the public, about $4.6 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 Erie County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Erie County counts 3,727 head of cattle, 718 egg-laying hens and 413 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 555 people run or help run farms in Erie County, with an average age of 60. 33% of them are women. 21 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 16 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Erie County stands out: it ranks #3 of 88 OH counties for selling food straight to the public.