SHELBY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Anna to Kettlersville, Shelby County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Shelby County by the Numbers

Shelby County has 933 farms on 210,745 acres (about 226 acres each). Together they sold $302.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and plums, and local fields produce pumpkins and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 29 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Shelby County already sell straight to the public, about $369,000 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 Shelby County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Shelby County counts 134,455 hogs, 30,901 head of cattle and 984 sheep.

About 1,600 people run or help run farms in Shelby County, with an average age of 56. 28% of them are women. 181 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Shelby County stands out: it ranks #10 of 88 OH counties for total farm sales.