ANDERSON COUNTY MARKET

Anderson County, Tennessee Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Anderson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Andersonville, Clinton and Norris. 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 Anderson County by the Numbers

Anderson County has 462 farms on 35,952 acres (about 78 acres each). Together they sold $4.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, potatoes and okra. Beekeepers tend about 410 honey bee colonies.

31 farms in Anderson County already sell straight to the public, about $139,000 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 Anderson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Anderson County counts 6,438 head of cattle, 1,736 egg-laying hens and 515 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 751 people run or help run farms in Anderson County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 59 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Anderson County stands out: it ranks #13 of 92 TN counties for honey bee colonies.