ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Rockbridge County? Backyard growers and small farms around Brownsburg, Fairfield and Natural Bridge list it here. Virginia favorites like tomatoes and sweet potatoes show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Rockbridge County by the Numbers

Rockbridge County has 640 farms on 124,983 acres (about 195 acres each). Together they sold $47.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, pumpkins, okra and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 156 honey bee colonies.

62 farms in Rockbridge County already sell straight to the public, about $1.8 million 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 Rockbridge County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Rockbridge County counts 53,060 turkeys, 29,919 head of cattle and 2,267 egg-laying hens.

About 1,157 people run or help run farms in Rockbridge County, with an average age of 61. 38% of them are women. 74 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Rockbridge County stands out: it ranks #16 of 87 VA counties for selling food straight to the public and #19 of 98 VA counties for number of farms.