WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Allenport, Amity and Bentleyville buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Pennsylvania favorites like sweet corn and maple syrup show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 1,583 farms on 182,118 acres (about 115 acres each). Together they sold $44.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and chestnuts, and local fields produce sweet corn, potatoes, pumpkins and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,725 honey bee colonies.

121 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $1 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 Washington County

Washington County farms and homesteads keep 22,969 head of cattle, 6,389 egg-laying hens and 4,491 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,860 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 60. 39% of them are women. 230 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Washington County stands out: it ranks #4 of 67 PA counties for number of farms and #6 of 62 PA counties for honey bee colonies.