FREDERICK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Winchester to Stephens City, Frederick 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Frederick County by the Numbers

Frederick County has 674 farms on 94,314 acres (about 140 acres each). Together they sold $50.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, cattle and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, green beans and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 546 honey bee colonies.

61 farms in Frederick County already sell straight to the public, about $1.6 million 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 Frederick County

Frederick County farms and homesteads keep 10,720 head of cattle, 3,012 egg-laying hens and 1,663 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,221 people run or help run farms in Frederick County, with an average age of 60. 42% of them are women. 50 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 26 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Frederick County stands out: it ranks #10 of 92 VA counties for honey bee colonies and #16 of 98 VA counties for number of farms.