AMELIA COUNTY MARKET

Amelia County, Virginia Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Amelia County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Amelia Court Hou, and Jetersville. Virginia favorites like peanuts and tomatoes show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Amelia County by the Numbers

Amelia County has 251 farms on 62,309 acres (about 248 acres each). Together they sold $81 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, dairy (milk) and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and chestnuts, and local fields produce pumpkins, collard greens, kale and squash. Beekeepers tend about 84 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Amelia County already sell straight to the public, about $418,000 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 Amelia County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Amelia County counts 11,419 head of cattle, 750 egg-laying hens and 379 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 430 people run or help run farms in Amelia County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 27 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Amelia County stands out: it ranks #11 of 98 VA counties for total farm sales.