HIGHLAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Blue Grass to and Monterey, Highland County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local peanuts when it comes into season in Virginia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Highland County by the Numbers

Highland County has 258 farms on 96,013 acres (about 372 acres each). Together they sold $37.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples. Beekeepers tend about 22 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in Highland County already sell straight to the public, about $1.9 million 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 Highland County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Highland County counts 154,293 turkeys, 11,179 head of cattle and 2,437 sheep.

About 468 people run or help run farms in Highland County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 56 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Highland County stands out: it ranks #15 of 87 VA counties for selling food straight to the public.