GREENE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Greene County? Backyard growers and small farms around Advance Mills, and Geer list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Greene County by the Numbers

Greene County has 187 farms on 30,811 acres (about 165 acres each). Together they sold $16.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and walnuts, and local fields produce tomatoes, green beans and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 87 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Greene County already sell straight to the public, about $224,000 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 Greene County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Greene County counts 7,289 head of cattle, 4,295 egg-laying hens and 144 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 330 people run or help run farms in Greene County, with an average age of 62. 36% of them are women. 17 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Greene County stands out: it ranks #13 of 91 VA counties for egg-laying hens.