UNION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Union County? Backyard growers and small farms around Luttrell, Maynardville and and Sharps Chapel list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Union County by the Numbers

Union County has 442 farms on 72,210 acres (about 163 acres each). Together they sold $5.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 30 honey bee colonies.

19 farms in Union County already sell straight to the public, about $411,000 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 Union County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Union County counts 10,697 head of cattle, 1,875 egg-laying hens and 274 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 779 people run or help run farms in Union County, with an average age of 60. 36% of them are women. 68 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Union County stands out: it ranks #19 of 91 TN counties for selling food straight to the public.