MEIGS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Dexter to Racine, Meigs County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local maple syrup when it comes into season in Ohio. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Meigs County by the Numbers

Meigs County has 472 farms on 63,118 acres (about 134 acres each). Together they sold $11.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, bell peppers and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 204 honey bee colonies.

36 farms in Meigs County already sell straight to the public, about $315,000 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 Meigs County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 6,339 head of cattle, 2,010 egg-laying hens and 471 sheep in Meigs County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 788 people run or help run farms in Meigs County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 64 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.