SNYDER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Beaver Springs to Mount Pleasant M, Snyder 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 Snyder County by the Numbers

Snyder County has 792 farms on 85,547 acres (about 108 acres each). Together they sold $259.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hogs and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, cantaloupes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 463 honey bee colonies.

104 farms in Snyder County already sell straight to the public, about $951,000 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 Snyder County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Snyder County counts 574,691 egg-laying hens, 177,194 turkeys and 71,285 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,467 people run or help run farms in Snyder County, with an average age of 50. 32% of them are women. 329 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Snyder County stands out: it ranks #9 of 63 PA counties for egg-laying hens and #10 of 67 PA counties for total farm sales.