SURRY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Claremont to and Surry, Surry County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Virginia favorites like peanuts and tomatoes show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Surry County by the Numbers

Surry County has 113 farms on 46,226 acres (about 409 acres each). Together they sold $60.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce sweet potatoes, collard greens, fresh herbs and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 80 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Surry County already sell straight to the public, about $436,000 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 Surry County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Surry County counts 1,012 head of cattle, 513 egg-laying hens and 36 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 180 people run or help run farms in Surry County, with an average age of 62. 24% of them are women. 7 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.