ROSS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Adelphi to Kingston, Ross County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Ohio favorites like maple syrup and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Ross County by the Numbers

Ross County has 1,107 farms on 270,703 acres (about 245 acres each). Together they sold $145.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 612 honey bee colonies.

72 farms in Ross County already sell straight to the public, about $1.3 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 Ross County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Ross County counts 59,911 egg-laying hens, 12,916 head of cattle and 2,371 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,953 people run or help run farms in Ross County, with an average age of 59. 34% of them are women. 191 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Ross County stands out: it ranks #17 of 88 OH counties for number of farms and #15 of 74 OH counties for egg-laying hens.