APPOMATTOX COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Appomattox to and Spout Spring, Appomattox County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Appomattox County by the Numbers

Appomattox County has 345 farms on 74,535 acres (about 216 acres each). Together they sold $12.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, hazelnuts and chestnuts, and local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 433 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in Appomattox County already sell straight to the public, about $198,000 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 Appomattox County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Appomattox County counts 16,600 head of cattle, 1,547 egg-laying hens and 612 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 614 people run or help run farms in Appomattox County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 58 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Appomattox County stands out: it ranks #18 of 92 VA counties for honey bee colonies.