ROANOKE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bent Mountain to and Stewartsville, Roanoke County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Roanoke County by the Numbers

Roanoke County has 254 farms on 24,633 acres (about 97 acres each). Together they sold $3.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, potatoes, squash and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 162 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Roanoke County already sell straight to the public, about $128,000 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 Roanoke County

Roanoke County farms and homesteads keep 2,842 head of cattle, 868 egg-laying hens and 476 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 433 people run or help run farms in Roanoke County, with an average age of 61. 44% of them are women. 45 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.