GLOUCESTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Achilles to and Wicomico, Gloucester 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Gloucester County by the Numbers

Gloucester County has 135 farms on 24,983 acres (about 185 acres each). Together they sold $16.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and aquaculture.

Local fields produce sweet corn, green peas, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 177 honey bee colonies.

30 farms in Gloucester County already sell straight to the public, about $527,000 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 Gloucester County

Gloucester County farms and homesteads keep 2,036 egg-laying hens, 371 head of cattle and 189 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 244 people run or help run farms in Gloucester County, with an average age of 57. 34% of them are women. 21 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.