SUSSEX COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Sussex County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Jarratt, Stony Creek and and Yale. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Sussex County by the Numbers

Sussex County has 106 farms on 69,562 acres (about 656 acres each). Together they sold $64.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, soybeans and corn.

3 farms in Sussex 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 Sussex County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sussex County counts 457 head of cattle, 261 egg-laying hens and 80 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 186 people run or help run farms in Sussex County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 7 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 Sussex County stands out: it ranks #19 of 98 VA counties for total farm sales.