SUMNER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bethpage to Portland, Sumner 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 Sumner County by the Numbers

Sumner County has 1,248 farms on 140,142 acres (about 112 acres each). Together they sold $45.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 1,985 honey bee colonies.

60 farms in Sumner County already sell straight to the public, about $575,000 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 Sumner County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sumner County counts 27,025 head of cattle, 3,860 egg-laying hens and 1,812 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,159 people run or help run farms in Sumner County, with an average age of 59. 39% of them are women. 148 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sumner County stands out: it ranks #1 of 92 TN counties for honey bee colonies and #7 of 92 TN counties for goats.