MCMINN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Athens to and Riceville, McMinn County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Tennessee favorites like honey and tomatoes show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in McMinn County by the Numbers

McMinn County has 975 farms on 128,548 acres (about 132 acres each). Together they sold $88.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, dairy (milk) and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce watermelons, tomatoes, onions and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 461 honey bee colonies.

58 farms in McMinn County already sell straight to the public, about $311,000 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 McMinn County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 25,748 head of cattle, 4,396 egg-laying hens and 2,059 hogs in McMinn County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,774 people run or help run farms in McMinn County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 163 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where McMinn County stands out: it ranks #10 of 92 TN counties for honey bee colonies and #18 of 95 TN counties for number of farms.