WHITE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in White County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Doyle, Quebeck and and Walling. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in White County by the Numbers

White County has 815 farms on 107,015 acres (about 131 acres each). Together they sold $34.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, dairy (milk) and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, watermelons and squash. Beekeepers tend about 201 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in White County already sell straight to the public, about $110,000 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 White County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 31,416 head of cattle, 2,201 egg-laying hens and 2,010 goats in White County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,362 people run or help run farms in White County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 107 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where White County stands out: it ranks #6 of 92 TN counties for goats.