DAVIDSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Nashville to Joelton, Davidson 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Davidson County by the Numbers

Davidson County has 350 farms on 31,523 acres (about 90 acres each). Together they sold $15.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, vegetables and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pawpaws, persimmons and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, squash and turnip greens. Beekeepers tend about 594 honey bee colonies.

30 farms in Davidson County already sell straight to the public, about $301,000 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 Davidson County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 3,911 head of cattle, 2,519 egg-laying hens and 610 goats in Davidson County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 629 people run or help run farms in Davidson County, with an average age of 59. 39% of them are women. 37 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Davidson County stands out: it ranks #8 of 92 TN counties for honey bee colonies.