SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Susquehanna County? Backyard growers and small farms around Brackney, Brooklyn and Friendsville list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Susquehanna County by the Numbers

Susquehanna County has 740 farms on 157,824 acres (about 213 acres each). Together they sold $45.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, squash and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,194 honey bee colonies.

69 farms in Susquehanna County already sell straight to the public, about $569,000 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 Susquehanna County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Susquehanna County counts 16,920 head of cattle, 2,527 egg-laying hens and 1,218 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,376 people run or help run farms in Susquehanna County, with an average age of 61. 36% of them are women. 84 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Susquehanna County stands out: it ranks #10 of 62 PA counties for honey bee colonies.