NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Birdsnest, Cape Charles and Franktown buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Virginia favorites like apples and peanuts show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Northampton County by the Numbers

Northampton County has 151 farms on 43,586 acres (about 289 acres each). Together they sold $109.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, aquaculture and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Local fields produce potatoes, green beans and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 34 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Northampton County already sell straight to the public, about $484,000 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 Northampton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Northampton County counts 67 horses and ponies and 60 sheep. Hay, tack and horse boarding are common listings in horse country.

About 230 people run or help run farms in Northampton County, with an average age of 56. 27% of them are women. 8 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Northampton County stands out: it ranks #8 of 98 VA counties for total farm sales.