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

🌽 Page County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Luray, Rileyville and and Stanley. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in Virginia. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Page County by the Numbers

Page County has 492 farms on 57,321 acres (about 117 acres each). Together they sold $204.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Local fields produce cantaloupes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 279 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Page County already sell straight to the public, about $96,000 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 Page County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Page County counts 750,014 turkeys, 94,647 egg-laying hens and 17,449 head of cattle.

About 859 people run or help run farms in Page County, with an average age of 60. 37% of them are women. 55 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Page County stands out: it ranks #4 of 91 VA counties for egg-laying hens and #5 of 98 VA counties for total farm sales.