SCOTT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Scott County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Elgin, Helenwood and Robbins. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in Tennessee. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Scott County by the Numbers

Scott County has 255 farms on 31,350 acres (about 123 acres each). Together they sold $1.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and horses.

Local fields produce cucumbers, squash, bell peppers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 53 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Scott County already sell straight to the public, about $6,000 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 Scott County

Scott County farms and homesteads keep 2,236 head of cattle, 736 egg-laying hens and 190 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 412 people run or help run farms in Scott County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 36 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.