RUSSELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Russell County? Backyard growers and small farms around Castlewood, Cleveland and and Swords Creek list it here. Watch for local tomatoes when it comes into season in Virginia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Russell County by the Numbers

Russell County has 808 farms on 176,732 acres (about 219 acres each). Together they sold $40 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Local fields produce potatoes, cabbage, lettuce and broccoli. Beekeepers tend about 102 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Russell County already sell straight to the public. 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 Russell County

Russell County farms and homesteads keep 37,017 head of cattle, 1,817 sheep and 1,330 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,415 people run or help run farms in Russell County, with an average age of 57. 34% of them are women. 133 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Russell County stands out: it ranks #6 of 91 VA counties for goats and #12 of 98 VA counties for number of farms.