NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Northampton County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bath, Bethlehem and Forks Township list it here. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Pennsylvania. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Northampton County by the Numbers

Northampton County has 421 farms on 56,138 acres (about 133 acres each). Together they sold $38.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce potatoes, pumpkins, sweet corn and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 346 honey bee colonies.

94 farms in Northampton County already sell straight to the public, about $2.9 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 Northampton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Northampton County counts 4,007 egg-laying hens, 3,208 head of cattle and 1,414 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 764 people run or help run farms in Northampton County, with an average age of 57. 36% of them are women. 58 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Northampton County stands out: it ranks #14 of 67 PA counties for selling food straight to the public.