WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Washington County? Backyard growers and small farms around Barlow, Bartlett and Fleming list it here. Ohio favorites like tomatoes and maple syrup 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 Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 1,088 farms on 147,070 acres (about 135 acres each). Together they sold $57.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, potatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 304 honey bee colonies.

88 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $1.7 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 Washington County

Washington County farms and homesteads keep 21,775 head of cattle, 4,314 egg-laying hens and 1,874 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,910 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 57. 34% of them are women. 226 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 21 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Washington County stands out: it ranks #16 of 88 OH counties for selling food straight to the public.