SCOTT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Blackwater to Hiltons, Scott County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Scott County by the Numbers

Scott County has 1,070 farms on 124,895 acres (about 117 acres each). Together they sold $17.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet corn and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 217 honey bee colonies.

34 farms in Scott 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 Scott County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Scott County counts 21,773 head of cattle, 1,991 sheep and 1,916 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,708 people run or help run farms in Scott County, with an average age of 61. 33% of them are women. 96 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Scott County stands out: it ranks #4 of 91 VA counties for goats and #6 of 98 VA counties for number of farms.