POWHATAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Powhatan County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Powhatan and the rest of Powhatan County. 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 Powhatan County by the Numbers

Powhatan County has 260 farms on 33,100 acres (about 127 acres each). Together they sold $11.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow chestnuts, pears and tart cherries, and local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers, broccoli and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 175 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Powhatan County already sell straight to the public, about $395,000 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 Powhatan County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 4,512 head of cattle, 607 horses and ponies and 350 hogs in Powhatan County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 470 people run or help run farms in Powhatan County, with an average age of 58. 41% of them are women. 39 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.