GOOCHLAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Columbia to Manakin Sabot, Goochland County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local sweet potatoes 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 Goochland County by the Numbers

Goochland County has 268 farms on 40,711 acres (about 152 acres each). Together they sold $26.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 563 honey bee colonies.

28 farms in Goochland County already sell straight to the public, about $496,000 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 Goochland County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Goochland County counts 6,488 head of cattle, 1,956 egg-laying hens and 472 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 475 people run or help run farms in Goochland County, with an average age of 60. 44% of them are women. 19 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 Goochland County stands out: it ranks #8 of 92 VA counties for honey bee colonies.