CUMBERLAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Cumberland County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Cumberland, and Tamworth. Watch for local peanuts when it comes into season in Virginia. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Cumberland County by the Numbers

Cumberland County has 232 farms on 48,885 acres (about 211 acres each). Together they sold $55.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 143 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Cumberland County already sell straight to the public. 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 Cumberland County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cumberland County counts 132,990 egg-laying hens, 7,822 head of cattle and 464 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 397 people run or help run farms in Cumberland County, with an average age of 59. 45% of them are women. 53 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.

Where Cumberland County stands out: it ranks #3 of 91 VA counties for egg-laying hens.