SEQUATCHIE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Sequatchie County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Dunlap and the rest of Sequatchie County. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Tennessee. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sequatchie County by the Numbers

Sequatchie County has 183 farms on 27,745 acres (about 152 acres each). Together they sold $7.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pears, and local fields produce cucumbers, potatoes, green beans and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 14 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Sequatchie County already sell straight to the public, about $225,000 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 Sequatchie County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 7,423 head of cattle, 642 egg-laying hens and 250 sheep in Sequatchie County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 284 people run or help run farms in Sequatchie County, with an average age of 60. 36% of them are women. 7 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.