BLEDSOE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Bledsoe County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Pikeville and the rest of Bledsoe County. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Tennessee. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Bledsoe County by the Numbers

Bledsoe County has 479 farms on 86,860 acres (about 181 acres each). Together they sold $49.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and vegetables.

Local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 618 honey bee colonies.

28 farms in Bledsoe County already sell straight to the public, about $409,000 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 Bledsoe County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bledsoe County counts 381,888 egg-laying hens, 21,005 head of cattle and 600 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 801 people run or help run farms in Bledsoe County, with an average age of 60. 35% of them are women. 29 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Bledsoe County stands out: it ranks #3 of 85 TN counties for egg-laying hens and #7 of 92 TN counties for honey bee colonies.