WESTMORELAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Acme to Arnold, Westmoreland County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Westmoreland County by the Numbers

Westmoreland County has 989 farms on 138,050 acres (about 140 acres each). Together they sold $87.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, walnuts and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, potatoes and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,233 honey bee colonies.

169 farms in Westmoreland County already sell straight to the public, about $2.6 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 Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County farms and homesteads keep 20,792 head of cattle, 18,570 egg-laying hens and 1,752 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,782 people run or help run farms in Westmoreland County, with an average age of 57. 37% of them are women. 140 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 23 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Westmoreland County stands out: it ranks #9 of 62 PA counties for honey bee colonies.