SEVIER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Sevier County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Gatlinburg, Kodak and and Seymour. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sevier County by the Numbers

Sevier County has 503 farms on 42,774 acres (about 85 acres each). Together they sold $6.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, cucumbers and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 208 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Sevier County already sell straight to the public, about $37,000 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 Sevier County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sevier County counts 9,291 head of cattle, 2,476 egg-laying hens and 664 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 843 people run or help run farms in Sevier County, with an average age of 61. 37% of them are women. 43 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.