DICKENSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Bee, Birchleaf and Haysi buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Dickenson County by the Numbers

Dickenson County has 108 farms on 10,617 acres (about 98 acres each). Together they sold $499,000 of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and sheep & goats.

Local fields produce potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 31 honey bee colonies.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Dickenson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Dickenson County counts 920 head of cattle, 399 egg-laying hens and 285 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 191 people run or help run farms in Dickenson County, with an average age of 56. 42% of them are women. 23 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.