SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Schuylkill County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Andreas, Ashland and Brockton. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Schuylkill County by the Numbers

Schuylkill County has 710 farms on 103,511 acres (about 146 acres each). Together they sold $236.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce potatoes, pumpkins, sweet corn and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 103 honey bee colonies.

77 farms in Schuylkill County already sell straight to the public, about $6.6 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 Schuylkill County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Schuylkill County counts 799,852 egg-laying hens, 9,379 head of cattle and 912 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,342 people run or help run farms in Schuylkill County, with an average age of 55. 29% of them are women. 157 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Schuylkill County stands out: it ranks #7 of 63 PA counties for egg-laying hens and #8 of 67 PA counties for selling food straight to the public.