CHESTERFIELD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Chesterfield County? Backyard growers and small farms around Chesterfield, Midlothian and Chester list it here. Virginia favorites like apples and peanuts show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Chesterfield County by the Numbers

Chesterfield County has 162 farms on 19,686 acres (about 122 acres each). Together they sold $3.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Local fields produce sweet corn, potatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 187 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Chesterfield County already sell straight to the public, about $749,000 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 Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County farms and homesteads keep 1,161 egg-laying hens, 915 head of cattle and 909 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 290 people run or help run farms in Chesterfield County, with an average age of 60. 42% of them are women. 29 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.