WISE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Wise County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Andover, Big Stone Gap and Saint Paul. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Wise County by the Numbers

Wise County has 120 farms on 15,141 acres (about 126 acres each). Together they sold $2 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Beekeepers tend about 143 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Wise County already sell straight to the public, about $15,000 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 Wise County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Wise County counts 1,594 head of cattle, 526 egg-laying hens and 378 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 211 people run or help run farms in Wise County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 14 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.