HENRICO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Henrico County? Backyard growers and small farms around Glen Allen, Richmond and Regency 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 Henrico County by the Numbers

Henrico County has 84 farms on 7,927 acres (about 94 acres each). Together they sold $7 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, vegetables and fruit & nuts.

Local fields produce pumpkins, okra, green onions and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 490 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Henrico County already sell straight to the public, about $178,000 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 Henrico County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Henrico County counts 695 egg-laying hens, 258 head of cattle and 113 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 115 people run or help run farms in Henrico County, with an average age of 61. 35% of them are women. 8 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 Henrico County stands out: it ranks #12 of 92 VA counties for honey bee colonies.