NOTTOWAY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Nottoway County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Blackstone, Burkeville and and Crewe. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in Virginia. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Nottoway County by the Numbers

Nottoway County has 303 farms on 58,567 acres (about 193 acres each). Together they sold $52.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches and apples. Beekeepers tend about 29 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Nottoway County already sell straight to the public, about $111,000 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 Nottoway County

Nottoway County farms and homesteads keep 8,272 head of cattle, 654 goats and 193 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 499 people run or help run farms in Nottoway County, with an average age of 61. 32% of them are women. 18 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.