BRADFORD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Bradford County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Athens, Burlington and Gillett. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Bradford County by the Numbers

Bradford County has 1,315 farms on 281,106 acres (about 214 acres each). Together they sold $165.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hogs and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, cucumbers and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,077 honey bee colonies.

135 farms in Bradford County already sell straight to the public, about $1.9 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 Bradford County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bradford County counts 43,450 head of cattle, 42,341 hogs and 6,114 turkeys. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,383 people run or help run farms in Bradford County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 179 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 Bradford County stands out: it ranks #7 of 67 PA counties for number of farms and #11 of 62 PA counties for honey bee colonies.