PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Pittsylvania County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Blairs, Callands and Gretna. Watch for local tomatoes 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 Pittsylvania County by the Numbers

Pittsylvania County has 1,053 farms on 244,183 acres (about 232 acres each). Together they sold $99.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and tobacco.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, peaches and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,265 honey bee colonies.

61 farms in Pittsylvania County already sell straight to the public, about $289,000 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 Pittsylvania County

Pittsylvania County farms and homesteads keep 49,850 head of cattle, 38,663 egg-laying hens and 3,328 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,805 people run or help run farms in Pittsylvania County, with an average age of 61. 33% of them are women. 121 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Pittsylvania County stands out: it ranks #1 of 92 VA counties for honey bee colonies and #6 of 91 VA counties for egg-laying hens.