STAFFORD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Falmouth to and Stafford, Stafford County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local peanuts 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 Stafford County by the Numbers

Stafford County has 231 farms on 11,518 acres (about 50 acres each). Together they sold $5.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce fresh herbs and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 248 honey bee colonies.

31 farms in Stafford County already sell straight to the public, about $3.7 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 Stafford County

Stafford County farms and homesteads keep 1,999 egg-laying hens, 1,676 head of cattle and 403 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 416 people run or help run farms in Stafford County, with an average age of 60. 42% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Stafford County stands out: it ranks #7 of 87 VA counties for selling food straight to the public.