WYTHE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Wythe County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Virginia for Barren Springs, Cripple Creek and Rural Retreat. 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 Wythe County by the Numbers

Wythe County has 712 farms on 135,888 acres (about 191 acres each). Together they sold $67.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, dairy (milk) and corn.

Local fields produce sweet corn, kale, tomatoes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 139 honey bee colonies.

36 farms in Wythe County already sell straight to the public, about $397,000 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 Wythe County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Wythe County counts 55,265 head of cattle, 3,508 sheep and 2,165 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,179 people run or help run farms in Wythe County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 91 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Wythe County stands out: it ranks #15 of 98 VA counties for number of farms and #15 of 91 VA counties for goats.