GREENSVILLE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Greensville County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Emporia, and Skippers. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Virginia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Greensville County by the Numbers

Greensville County has 94 farms on 38,694 acres (about 412 acres each). Together they sold $15.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, soybeans and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 11 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Greensville County already sell straight to the public. 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 Greensville County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 751 head of cattle, 96 goats and 46 egg-laying hens in Greensville County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 145 people run or help run farms in Greensville County, with an average age of 65. 32% of them are women. 3 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.