GREENE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Greene County? Backyard growers and small farms around Beavercreek, Alpha and Clifton list it here. Ohio favorites like tomatoes and maple syrup show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Greene County by the Numbers

Greene County has 897 farms on 156,287 acres (about 174 acres each). Together they sold $144 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pawpaws and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 220 honey bee colonies.

111 farms in Greene County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 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 Greene County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Greene County counts 13,695 hogs, 6,323 egg-laying hens and 4,549 head of cattle.

About 1,551 people run or help run farms in Greene County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Greene County stands out: it ranks #12 of 88 OH counties for goats.