PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Prince George County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Carson, Disputanta and and Spring Grove. 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 Prince George County by the Numbers

Prince George County has 123 farms on 26,057 acres (about 212 acres each). Together they sold $10.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and vegetables.

Local fields produce sweet potatoes, kale, collard greens and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 40 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Prince George County already sell straight to the public, about $78,000 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 Prince George County

Prince George County farms and homesteads keep 969 egg-laying hens, 398 head of cattle and 220 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 218 people run or help run farms in Prince George County, with an average age of 57. 44% of them are women. 18 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.