CALEDONIA COUNTY MARKET

Caledonia County, Vermont Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Barnet to Hardwick, Caledonia County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Caledonia County by the Numbers

Caledonia County has 487 farms on 85,015 acres (about 175 acres each). Together they sold $53.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, potatoes and carrots. Beekeepers tend about 194 honey bee colonies.

140 farms in Caledonia County already sell straight to the public, about $8.8 million 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 Caledonia County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Caledonia County counts 63,179 egg-laying hens, 12,575 head of cattle and 1,773 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 911 people run or help run farms in Caledonia County, with an average age of 58. 42% of them are women. 98 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Caledonia County stands out: it ranks #1 of 14 VT counties for selling food straight to the public and #1 of 14 VT counties for goats.