BATH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bacova to and Millboro Spring, Bath 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Bath County by the Numbers

Bath County has 88 farms on 34,634 acres (about 394 acres each). Together they sold $6.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 232 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Bath County already sell straight to the public, about $51,000 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 Bath County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bath County counts 3,493 head of cattle, 128 egg-laying hens and 33 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 141 people run or help run farms in Bath County, with an average age of 64. 30% of them are women. 6 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.