WESTMORELAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Westmoreland County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Hague, Kinsale and and Oldhams. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Westmoreland County by the Numbers

Westmoreland County has 141 farms on 50,594 acres (about 359 acres each). Together they sold $69.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, vegetables and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and walnuts, and local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes and sweet potatoes.

10 farms in Westmoreland County already sell straight to the public, about $578,000 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 Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County farms and homesteads keep 1,823 head of cattle, 317 egg-laying hens and 124 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 240 people run or help run farms in Westmoreland County, with an average age of 63. 30% of them are women. 9 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Westmoreland County stands out: it ranks #16 of 98 VA counties for total farm sales.