BOTETOURT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Botetourt County? Backyard growers and small farms around Blue Ridge, Cloverdale and Lithia list it here. Virginia favorites like tomatoes and sweet potatoes show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Botetourt County by the Numbers

Botetourt County has 529 farms on 89,509 acres (about 169 acres each). Together they sold $23.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce onions and chile peppers. Beekeepers tend about 78 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Botetourt County already sell straight to the public, about $105,000 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 Botetourt County

Botetourt County farms and homesteads keep 18,353 head of cattle, 1,557 egg-laying hens and 707 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 893 people run or help run farms in Botetourt County, with an average age of 61. 36% of them are women. 49 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.