FLUVANNA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bremo Bluff to and Troy, Fluvanna County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Virginia favorites like sweet potatoes and apples show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Fluvanna County by the Numbers

Fluvanna County has 289 farms on 49,499 acres (about 171 acres each). Together they sold $8.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers, squash and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 486 honey bee colonies.

46 farms in Fluvanna County already sell straight to the public, about $308,000 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 Fluvanna County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Fluvanna County counts 4,266 head of cattle, 2,173 egg-laying hens and 971 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 534 people run or help run farms in Fluvanna County, with an average age of 58. 44% of them are women. 42 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Fluvanna County stands out: it ranks #14 of 92 VA counties for honey bee colonies.