MATHEWS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bavon to Foster, Mathews County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Mathews County by the Numbers

Mathews County has 65 farms on 4,567 acres (about 70 acres each). Together they sold $2.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, poultry & eggs and hay & other field crops.

Beekeepers tend about 16 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Mathews County already sell straight to the public, about $28,000 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 Mathews County

Mathews County farms and homesteads keep 5,030 egg-laying hens, 58 sheep and 52 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 126 people run or help run farms in Mathews County, with an average age of 56. 34% of them are women. 8 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Mathews County stands out: it ranks #12 of 91 VA counties for egg-laying hens.