CAROLINE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bowling Green to and Woodford, Caroline 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 Caroline County by the Numbers

Caroline County has 214 farms on 60,121 acres (about 281 acres each). Together they sold $32.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and figs, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, tomatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 259 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Caroline County already sell straight to the public, about $843,000 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 Caroline County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Caroline County counts 2,556 head of cattle, 1,653 egg-laying hens and 399 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 379 people run or help run farms in Caroline County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 37 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.