FULTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Fulton County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Archbold, Delta and Pettisville. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Fulton County by the Numbers

Fulton County has 794 farms on 211,588 acres (about 266 acres each). Together they sold $276.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and peaches, and local fields produce pumpkins, bell peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 493 honey bee colonies.

54 farms in Fulton County already sell straight to the public, about $1.1 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 Fulton County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 29,766 head of cattle, 16,294 hogs and 2,131 egg-laying hens in Fulton County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,303 people run or help run farms in Fulton County, with an average age of 58. 28% of them are women. 134 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Fulton County stands out: it ranks #16 of 88 OH counties for total farm sales.