MIDDLESEX COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Church View to Locust Hill, Middlesex 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Middlesex County by the Numbers

Middlesex County has 70 farms on 19,164 acres (about 274 acres each). Together they sold $11.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes.

11 farms in Middlesex County already sell straight to the public, about $26,000 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 Middlesex County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Middlesex County counts 1,000 head of cattle, 188 egg-laying hens and 126 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 116 people run or help run farms in Middlesex County, with an average age of 57. 25% of them are women. 20 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.