CAMBRIA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Johnstown to Cassandra, Cambria 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cambria County by the Numbers

Cambria County has 451 farms on 78,843 acres (about 175 acres each). Together they sold $61.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), poultry & eggs and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and grapes, and local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 336 honey bee colonies.

33 farms in Cambria County already sell straight to the public, about $479,000 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 Cambria County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cambria County counts 12,285 head of cattle, 1,645 egg-laying hens and 342 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 767 people run or help run farms in Cambria County, with an average age of 58. 26% of them are women. 72 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.