PUTNAM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Cloverdale to Gilboa, Putnam County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Putnam County by the Numbers

Putnam County has 1,471 farms on 306,504 acres (about 208 acres each). Together they sold $392.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and hogs.

Local fields produce tomatoes, squash and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 276 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Putnam County already sell straight to the public, about $176,000 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 Putnam County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Putnam County counts 152,256 hogs, 21,945 head of cattle and 1,782 sheep.

About 2,450 people run or help run farms in Putnam County, with an average age of 56. 303 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 Putnam County stands out: it ranks #5 of 88 OH counties for number of farms and #5 of 88 OH counties for total farm sales.