HARRISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Deersville, Freeport and Moorefield buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Harrison County by the Numbers

Harrison County has 482 farms on 103,742 acres (about 215 acres each). Together they sold $37 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, watermelons and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 409 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Harrison County already sell straight to the public, about $245,000 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 Harrison County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 12,133 head of cattle, 2,698 sheep and 1,512 hogs in Harrison County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 834 people run or help run farms in Harrison County, with an average age of 58. 32% of them are women. 88 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.