ARMSTRONG COUNTY MARKET

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Adrian to Distant, Armstrong County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local mushrooms when it comes into season in Pennsylvania. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Armstrong County by the Numbers

Armstrong County has 721 farms on 131,934 acres (about 183 acres each). Together they sold $52.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and chestnuts, and local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn, lettuce and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 261 honey bee colonies.

75 farms in Armstrong County already sell straight to the public, about $1 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 Armstrong County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Armstrong County counts 14,689 head of cattle, 4,614 egg-laying hens and 936 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,334 people run or help run farms in Armstrong County, with an average age of 59. 32% of them are women. 92 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.